ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?

The 2025 report by CPI/PUC-Rio reveals a significant but uneven acceleration in the implementation of Brazil's Forest Code. While the proportion of CAR registrations with initiated analysis rose from 15% to 24% nationally, and validated registrations nearly tripled, a deep gap remains between CAR validation and actual environmental recovery via the PRA. Progress is heavily driven by automation and 'compulsory acceptance' of corrections in states like São Paulo and Paraná, while other regions struggle with land tenure insecurity, lack of technical staff, and poor communication with landowners. Federal governance of the Sicar system has improved through a new partnership between MGI, SFB, and Dataprev, and the first national Environmental Reserve Quotes (CRA) were issued in Rio de Janeiro in October 2025.

• The national base of CAR registrations grew by approximately 5.6% between November 2024 and November 2025, exceeding 8 million records.
• The proportion of CAR registrations that have initiated the analysis phase increased from 15% to 24% of the national base between November 2024 and November 2025, totaling about 1.9 million records.
• The number of validated CAR registrations nearly tripled in 2025, reaching approximately 724,000 records, which represents 9% of the national base.
• Automation and 'compulsory acceptance' of corrections have been decisive for scaling validations, particularly in São Paulo and Paraná; São Paulo's validated registrations rose from 77,000 in November 2024 to 198,000 in November 2025.
• The first national Environmental Reserve Quotes (CRA) were issued in October 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, based on Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs), with approximately 1,870 CRAs issued across six RPPNs.
• The implementation of the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) remains slow and disconnected from CAR analysis progress, with Mato Grosso leading in absolute terms with 3,229 signed Terms of Commitment (TC).
• Pará has implemented a systematic policy for canceling CAR registrations that overlap with Indigenous Lands (TIs), with 37% of the 2,667 registrations in TIs already canceled.
• Federal governance of the Sicar system was restructured under the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI), with SFB defining rules and Dataprev managing the technological infrastructure.
• A critical bottleneck in CAR analysis is the lack of communication with landowners, with 50% to 80% of initiated analyses in several states remaining in the 'awaiting notification response' status.
• Legal uncertainty persists regarding the conflict between the Atlantic Forest Law and the Forest Code, particularly in Paraná, where contradictory court decisions have impacted the CAR analysis process.
• The 'CAR Pré-Preenchido' (Pre-filled CAR) was launched at COP30, using integrated data from Incra, SNCR, and Sigef to reduce manual entry errors and facilitate registration and rectification.
• The Floresta+ Conservação program has accelerated CAR implementation in the Legal Amazon, resulting in 15,418 analyses, 5,535 rectifications, and 10,076 validations across seven states.

APA

Lopes, C. L., Didonet, N., & Chiavari, J. (2025). ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Onde-Estamos-2025.pdf

Chicago

Lopes, Cristina Leme, Nina Didonet, and Joana Chiavari. ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative, 2025. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Onde-Estamos-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lopes2025onde, author = {Lopes, Cristina Leme and Didonet, Nina and Chiavari, Joana}, title = {{ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Onde-Estamos-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }