NOTA TÉCNICA PROPOSTA DO RELATOR DA MPV 867/2018 COLOCA EM RISCO O NOVO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL

The document argues that the rapporteur's proposal for MPV 867/2018 introduces drastic changes to Law 12.651/2012 that could paralyze environmental regularization, increase legal uncertainty, and incentivize illegal deforestation. Key concerns include shifting the responsibility for PRA adherence from landowners to state agencies, altering Legal Reserve calculations to be based on existing native vegetation rather than total property area, and creating a new legal regime for specific biomes that may not guarantee ecosystem integrity.

• The proposal for MPV 867/2018 shifts the responsibility for initiating adherence to the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) from the landowner to state environmental agencies, which may lead to significant delays due to budget and staffing constraints.
• The proposed changes expand benefits for landowners who deforested illegally before July 22, 2008, by allowing them to maintain economic activities in consolidated areas of Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and Legal Reserves until they are formally notified.
• The rapporteur proposes changing the calculation of the Legal Reserve from a percentage of the total rural property area to a percentage of the native vegetation existing at a specific time, a move the authors claim contradicts the logic of the 1965 and 2012 Forest Codes.
• A new legal regime is proposed for the Pantanal, Pampa, and Caatinga biomes, as well as general, altitude, and native fields, allowing animal grazing and management across the entire property; however, it fails to require sustainable practices or the maintenance of native vegetation.
• The proposal establishes a deadline of December 31, 2020, for states to implement their PRAs, after which adherence would move to a federal program, which the authors argue violates the federative principle and is unnecessary given the existing Sicar PRA Module.
• The authors identify several systemic risks resulting from these proposals, including the paralysis of ongoing PRAs, increased judicialization, and the potential failure to meet Brazil's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for land use.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2019). NOTA TÉCNICA PROPOSTA DO RELATOR DA MPV 867/2018 COLOCA EM RISCO O NOVO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nota-Tecnica-Novo-Codigo-Florestal-em-risco-03Mai.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. NOTA TÉCNICA PROPOSTA DO RELATOR DA MPV 867/2018 COLOCA EM RISCO O NOVO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL. Climate Policy Initiative, 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nota-Tecnica-Novo-Codigo-Florestal-em-risco-03Mai.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2019nota, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{NOTA TÉCNICA PROPOSTA DO RELATOR DA MPV 867/2018 COLOCA EM RISCO O NOVO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nota-Tecnica-Novo-Codigo-Florestal-em-risco-03Mai.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }