CONGRESSO NACIONAL APROVA ALTERAÇÕES AO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL

The document examines Law 13.887/2019, which modifies the Brazilian Forest Code to provide greater legal certainty for the CAR and PRA. Key changes include making the CAR a permanent registry while setting a December 31, 2020, deadline for registration to maintain eligibility for flexible regularization rules under the PRA. It also notes that agricultural credit remains tied to CAR registration as of December 31, 2018, and highlights potential legal tensions regarding the federal government's ability to implement a national PRA if states fail to do so by the end of 2020.

• To retain the right to join the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) and utilize flexible rules for Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and Legal Reserves, rural producers must have registered their properties in the CAR by December 31, 2020. Registration after this date requires adherence to more rigid general rules of the Forest Code.
• The deadline for CAR registration to access agricultural credit remains December 31, 2018; Law 13.887/2019 did not extend this specific requirement, meaning financial institutions cannot grant credit to producers not yet registered.
• Law 13.887/2019 decouples the PRA adherence deadline from the CAR registration deadline, requiring owners to request PRA adherence within two years, provided they registered in the CAR by December 31, 2020. However, the law does not specify the starting point for this two-year period, leaving it to be defined by state regulations.
• A new rule allows property owners to join a federal PRA if their respective states fail to implement one by December 31, 2020. This is identified as a potential point of legal conflict regarding the federative pact, as PRA implementation is generally 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} }