CONGRESSO NACIONAL APROVA ALTERAÇÕES AO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL

This technical briefing analyzes Law 13.887/2019, which amends the Brazilian Forest Code (Law 12.651/2012) regarding the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA). The law removes the final deadline for CAR registration, making it a permanent registry, but establishes a critical deadline of December 31, 2020, for producers to register if they wish to access the more flexible regularization rules of the PRA. The document highlights remaining uncertainties, such as the starting point for the two-year PRA adhesion window and the potential legal conflicts arising from a proposed federal PRA for states that fail to implement their own by the end of 2020.

• Law 13.887/2019 transforms the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) into a permanent registry by removing the final deadline for registration, allowing for the continuous inclusion of data for any rural property.
• While CAR registration is now permanent, producers must have registered their properties by December 31, 2020, to maintain the right to join the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) and use flexible rules for Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and Legal Reserves. Registration after this date forces producers to follow more rigid general regularization rules.
• The deadline for CAR registration specifically for the purpose of accessing agricultural credit remains December 31, 2018. Financial institutions are prohibited from granting agricultural credit to producers who have not registered their properties in the CAR.
• Law 13.887/2019 decouples the PRA adhesion deadline from the CAR registration deadline, requiring owners to request adhesion to the PRA within two years, provided they registered in the CAR by December 31, 2020. However, the law does not specify the starting date for this two-year period, leaving it to be determined by state regulations.
• A new provision allows property owners to join a federal PRA if their respective states fail to implement a PRA by December 31, 2020. This is identified as a potential point of legal conflict regarding the federative principle, as PRA implementation is primarily a state competence.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2019). CONGRESSO NACIONAL APROVA ALTERAÇÕES AO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nota-Tecnica-Congresso-Nacional-aprova-alteracoes-Codigo-Florestal-Atualizacao-1.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. CONGRESSO NACIONAL APROVA ALTERAÇÕES AO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL. Climate Policy Initiative, 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nota-Tecnica-Congresso-Nacional-aprova-alteracoes-Codigo-Florestal-Atualizacao-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2019congresso, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{CONGRESSO NACIONAL APROVA ALTERAÇÕES AO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nota-Tecnica-Congresso-Nacional-aprova-alteracoes-Codigo-Florestal-Atualizacao-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }