PERGUNTAS & RESPOSTAS MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA 910 DE 2019

The document analyzes Provisional Measure (MP) 910 of 2019, which modifies the legal framework for regularizing informal occupations of federal public lands in Brazil, specifically in the Amazon. It argues that the measure facilitates the legalization of lands occupied after 2011, removes mandatory inspections for larger land parcels, and ignores Forest Code regulations, thereby incentivizing illegal deforestation and benefiting large landowners over traditional communities.

• MP 910 expands the eligibility for land regularization to those who occupied public land after 2011, potentially allowing the legalization of areas in the Amazon that have suffered illegal burning and deforestation. The original text of the MP extends this date to December 2018, while the rapporteur's report suggests December 2014.
• The measure simplifies the regularization process for all occupants regardless of the size of the land area, which removes the requirement for on-site inspections of larger areas and eliminates mechanisms to verify compliance with environmental laws.
• MP 910 is criticized for failing to respect the environmental rules of the Forest Code, which the authors claim could encourage further changes to environmental legislation and increase deforestation in the Amazon.
• The document asserts that the measure disproportionately benefits medium and large rural producers while creating more bureaucratic and difficult paths for family farmers in settlements, indigenous peoples, and traditional communities.
• The authors conclude that MP 910 effectively legalizes crimes—specifically the unauthorized occupation of public land and the deforestation of the Amazon or other native vegetation—by rewarding criminals with land titles.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2020). PERGUNTAS & RESPOSTAS MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA 910 DE 2019. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Perguntas-e-respostas-MP-910-2.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. PERGUNTAS & RESPOSTAS MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA 910 DE 2019. Climate Policy Initiative, 2020. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Perguntas-e-respostas-MP-910-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2020perguntas, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{PERGUNTAS \& RESPOSTAS MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA 910 DE 2019}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Perguntas-e-respostas-MP-910-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }