RESUMO PARA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA CÓDIGO FLORESTAL E CRÉDITO RURAL: COMO APERFEIÇOAR A INTEGRAÇÃO DE DUAS IMPORTANTES POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO BRASIL

The policy brief argues for the immediate integration of Rural Credit and the Forest Code in Brazil to incentivize environmental preservation. It proposes that producers without environmental liabilities, or those in the process of regularization via the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA), should receive expanded credit limits. This approach is presented as a more effective alternative to the government's 2018 plan, which only required registration in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). The authors highlight that such a policy requires no additional Treasury funds and aligns with international models like the EU's Common Agricultural Policy.

• The authors propose that producers in compliance with the Forest Code, or those who have started formal regularization through the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) or state legislation, should have their Rural Credit limits expanded.
• The proposed integration is considered superior to the federal government's 2018 plan because it incentivizes actual environmental adequacy rather than just registration in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR).
• Expanding credit limits provides a financial incentive for producers to invest in forest restoration or compensation; for example, increasing a limit from R$ 1 million to R$ 1.5 million would provide a government subsidy of approximately R$ 50,000 via interest rate equalization.
• The proposal is designed to be easily implementable within existing 2017 frameworks, specifically the Agricultural and Livestock Plan (PAP) and the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf), without requiring new Treasury funds.
• Historical data suggests that linking credit to environmental rules is effective; a 2008 Central Bank resolution that conditioned credit in the Amazon on environmental compliance led to a 15% reduction in deforestation between 2008 and 2011.
• The proposal aligns with international practices, such as the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), where 73% of the budget consists of direct payments conditioned on forest conservation, soil maintenance, and biodiversity.

APA

Assunão, J., Pietracci, B., Souza, P., & Szerman, C. (2016). RESUMO PARA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA CÓDIGO FLORESTAL E CRÉDITO RURAL: COMO APERFEIÇOAR A INTEGRAÇÃO DE DUAS IMPORTANTES POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO BRASIL. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Codigo_Florestal_Credito_Rural_CPI.pdf

Chicago

Assunão, Juliano, Breno Pietracci, Priscila Souza, and Christiane Szerman. RESUMO PARA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA CÓDIGO FLORESTAL E CRÉDITO RURAL: COMO APERFEIÇOAR A INTEGRAÇÃO DE DUAS IMPORTANTES POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO BRASIL. Climate Policy Initiative, 2016. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Codigo_Florestal_Credito_Rural_CPI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{assuno2016resumo, author = {Assunão, Juliano and Pietracci, Breno and Souza, Priscila and Szerman, Christiane}, title = {{RESUMO PARA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA CÓDIGO FLORESTAL E CRÉDITO RURAL: COMO APERFEIÇOAR A INTEGRAÇÃO DE DUAS IMPORTANTES POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO BRASIL}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2016}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Codigo_Florestal_Credito_Rural_CPI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }