Grilagem à Vista: Parecer do Senador Carlos Fávaro Aprova Mudanças na Lei Fundiária

This technical note by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes a legislative report by Senator Carlos Fávaro regarding Bill (PL) nº 510/2021, which proposes changes to the legal framework for land regularization in Brazil. The authors argue that the report favors medium and large land occupants while offering no benefits to small farmers, potentially incentivizing illegal deforestation and land grabbing (grilagem).

• Senator Carlos Fávaro's report supports the constitutionality and legality of PL nº 510/2021, which originated from Provisional Measure (MP) nº 910/2019, while discarding the more moderate PL nº 2633/2020.
• The proposed changes specifically benefit medium and large land occupants by extending the time frame for public land occupation to at least December 2016 for those able to pay the maximum land price set by Incra. It also expands the self-declaration procedure without on-site inspections from 4 fiscal modules (MF) to 15 MF, which in the Amazon can cover areas up to 1,500 hectares.
• The report removes restrictions that previously prevented land owners or former beneficiaries of land regularization programs from receiving new titles. Additionally, it allows illegal deforesters of public lands to regularize invaded lands without committing to resolve environmental liabilities, as it only requires joining the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) for areas already flagged by enforcement—which accounts for less than 1% of illegal deforestation in the Amazon.
• The proposed changes do not improve the situation for small farmers, as the occupation time frame remains July 22, 2008, for those unable to pay the maximum land price. The authors state that barriers to titling for this group stem from public management deficiencies rather than the current law.
• Potential impacts of approving PL nº 510/2021 include the incentivization of new illegal occupations and deforestation of public forests, the exacerbation of agrarian conflicts, and the regularization of properties between 400 and 1,500 hectares without on-site verification of legal requirements or environmental damage.

APA

Lopes, C. L., & Chiavari, J. (2021). Grilagem à Vista: Parecer do Senador Carlos Fávaro Aprova Mudanças na Lei Fundiária. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NT-Grilagem.pdf

Chicago

Lopes, Cristina Leme, and Joana Chiavari. Grilagem à Vista: Parecer do Senador Carlos Fávaro Aprova Mudanças na Lei Fundiária. Climate Policy Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NT-Grilagem.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lopes2021grilagem, author = {Lopes, Cristina Leme and Chiavari, Joana}, title = {{Grilagem à Vista: Parecer do Senador Carlos Fávaro Aprova Mudanças na Lei Fundiária}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NT-Grilagem.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }