QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PROVISIONAL MEASURE 910

This fact sheet analyzes Provisional Measure 910 (MP 910), a proposed amendment to Brazilian legislation regarding the regularization of informal settlements on federal lands. The authors argue that the measure rewards illegal land occupation and deforestation, particularly in the Amazon, by loosening the requirements for obtaining property titles.

• Provisional Measure 910 (MP 910) seeks to amend legislation concerning land regularization, which is the process the government uses to legalize informal settlements on federal lands by granting property titles to occupants.
• MP 910 proposes changes to 2009 Law 11,952, which focused on the regularization of settlements on federal public lands in the Amazon. The measure would alter the dates for eligibility, potentially allowing the regularization of land occupied before December 2018 (per the original text) or December 2014 (per the congressional liaison report), which the authors state would permit the regularization of illegally deforested and burned areas in the Amazon.
• The measure would extend simplified land regularization procedures to all settlers regardless of the size of their landholding. This removes the requirement for surveying larger areas and eliminates mechanisms for the land agency to verify compliance with environmental laws.
• The authors contend that MP 910 rewards lawbreakers by legalizing the crimes of taking public lands and deforesting the Amazon rainforest or other native vegetation. Furthermore, they argue the measure favors medium and large rural producers over traditional communities, indigenous groups, and settlement family farmers.
• As of April 2020, MP 910 had not been approved and was awaiting discussion in the National Congress. The authors express concern that the COVID-19 pandemic led to online voting sessions, which they argue limit public participation and discussion between lawmakers.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2020). QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PROVISIONAL MEASURE 910. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Questions-and-answers-MP-910.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PROVISIONAL MEASURE 910. Climate Policy Initiative, 2020. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Questions-and-answers-MP-910.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2020questions, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{QUESTIONS \& ANSWERS PROVISIONAL MEASURE 910}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Questions-and-answers-MP-910.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }