AVANÇOS OU RETROCESSOS NA REGULARIZAÇÃO FUNDIÁRIA?

This technical note by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes Bill (PL) No. 2633/2020, which proposes changes to the legal framework for land regularization of federal public lands in Brazil. The authors argue that the proposed environmental safeguards are insufficient and ineffective, potentially rewarding illegal deforestation by granting titles without requiring the regularization of environmental liabilities.

• The authors conclude that the environmental safeguards proposed in PL No. 2633/2020 are "insufficient and ineffective," and that the proposed changes do not justify altering Law No. 11.952/2009.
• The proposed environmental safeguards in PL No. 2633/2020 are considered a regression compared to Decree No. 10.592/2020. Specifically, the bill requires the land agency to check if a property was subject to an environmental embargo or infringement notice judged within 30 days, a timeframe the authors claim is practically impossible given the administrative procedures of Decree No. 6.514/2008.
• The authors warn that if environmental control relies solely on verifying infringement notices and embargos, land regularization will act as a "reward" for environmental crimes, as areas deforested illegally could be titled without the owner being obligated to regularize environmental liabilities.
• The effectiveness of the proposed safeguards is undermined by low enforcement rates; the document cites that between 2005 and 2018, less than 1% of deforested areas in the Amazon were subject to environmental inspection.
• The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) is identified as having a unique opportunity to strategically integrate land and environmental policies, as it is currently responsible for both land policy actions and environmental regularization under the Forest Code.
• The document notes that previous land regularization efforts, specifically the Terra Legal Program, may have actually stimulated deforestation in the Amazon.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2021). AVANÇOS OU RETROCESSOS NA REGULARIZAÇÃO FUNDIÁRIA? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NT-Avancos-ou-Retrocessos-na-Regularizacao-Fundiaria.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. AVANÇOS OU RETROCESSOS NA REGULARIZAÇÃO FUNDIÁRIA? Climate Policy Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NT-Avancos-ou-Retrocessos-na-Regularizacao-Fundiaria.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2021avanos, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{AVANÇOS OU RETROCESSOS NA REGULARIZAÇÃO FUNDIÁRIA?}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NT-Avancos-ou-Retrocessos-na-Regularizacao-Fundiaria.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }