Nota Técnica. Alterações no CAR e no PRA: O que muda para os produtores rurais

The document explains that Law 13.887/2019 transformed the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) into a permanent instrument with an indeterminate registration deadline. However, it establishes a critical deadline of December 31, 2020, for registration to maintain the right to join the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) and benefit from flexible rules for regularizing consolidated rural areas. Failure to register in the CAR prevents access to rural credit and environmental licensing, while failure to join the PRA exposes producers to stricter Forest Code rules, civil and criminal lawsuits, and market sanctions.

• Law 13.887/2019 has made the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) a permanent instrument, meaning rural producers can now register their properties at any time as the deadline for this obligation is now indeterminate.
• To qualify for the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) and access flexible rules for regularizing consolidated rural areas in Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and Legal Reserves, producers must register in the CAR by December 31, 2020. Registration after this date results in the loss of the right to maintain agricultural activities in these consolidated areas, forcing compliance with stricter Forest Code rules.
• Producers have a two-year window to request admission to the PRA, provided they meet the CAR registration deadline of December 31, 2020. If states do not approve their own PRAs by that date, a new provision allows producers to join a federal PRA implemented by the Union.
• The removal of the general CAR registration deadline does not affect rural credit access; registration remains a mandatory condition for credit, and the specific deadline for this purpose ended on December 31, 2018. Consequently, financial institutions cannot grant agricultural credit to producers who have not registered in the CAR.
• Lack of CAR and PRA registration carries significant penalties: without CAR, producers cannot access rural credit, obtain environmental licenses in some states, or request vegetation suppression authorizations. Without PRA, they cannot use flexible regularization rules for APPs (such as 'APP em escadinha'), cannot convert illegal deforestation fines into environmental services, and face civil and criminal processes.

APA

Chiavari, J., Lopes, C. L., Lima, R. C. A., & Bertaglia, G. (2019). Nota Técnica. Alterações no CAR e no PRA: O que muda para os produtores rurais. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nota-Tecnica-Alteracoes-no-CAR-e-no-PRA-3.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, Cristina Leme Lopes, Rodrigo C. A. Lima, and Giuliane Bertaglia. Nota Técnica. Alterações no CAR e no PRA: O que muda para os produtores rurais. Climate Policy Initiative, 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nota-Tecnica-Alteracoes-no-CAR-e-no-PRA-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2019nota, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme and Lima, Rodrigo C. A. and Bertaglia, Giuliane}, title = {{Nota Técnica. Alterações no CAR e no PRA: O que muda para os produtores rurais}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nota-Tecnica-Alteracoes-no-CAR-e-no-PRA-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }