ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?

The report provides a detailed 'radiography' of the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code in 2021. While CAR registration is advanced nationwide, the analysis and validation of these registries remain a critical bottleneck. Only a few states, such as Espírito Santo, have achieved high validation rates. The transition to the final stage—the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA)—is slow due to low producer interest and a lack of legal frameworks in several states. The report highlights the introduction of 'dynamic analysis' by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) as a potential accelerator and identifies significant legal uncertainties, particularly regarding the Atlantic Forest and the application of Article 68 of the Forest Code.

• Registration in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) is advanced across all states, with Roraima doubling its registrations in the last year. However, registration for traditional peoples and communities (PCT) still depends on specific programs in states like Amazonas, Bahia, Maranhão, Pará, Pernambuco, and Piauí.
• The analysis and validation of CAR data is the primary bottleneck in implementing the Forest Code. While Espírito Santo has validated approximately 72% of its registries, most states struggle with high re-analysis rates and poor communication with landowners. In Pará, 45,000 of 47,000 analyzed registries are awaiting producer responses to notifications.
• The 'dynamic analysis' tool, developed by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), was implemented in 2021 in Amapá, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Paraná, and Rio de Janeiro. In Amapá, 2,091 registries have passed through the tool, with 1,800 receiving automatic corrections awaiting owner agreement.
• Implementation of the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) is limited. Only six states—Acre, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, and Pará—have the program fully operational with signed Terms of Commitment (TC) and active restoration projects. Nine states are significantly delayed in creating the legal basis for PRA, including Alagoas, Espírito Santo, and Rio Grande do Sul.
• There is a significant gap between the number of validated registries with environmental liabilities and the number of signed Terms of Commitment. In Rondônia, only 5% of validated registries with liabilities have signed TCs, while in Mato Grosso and Pará, this figure is 20%.
• Legal uncertainty persists regarding the application of the Forest Code in the Atlantic Forest and the interpretation of Article 68 (which defines Legal Reserve percentages based on the law in force at the time of suppression). The latter is currently under review by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) following a challenge to São Paulo's state law.
• The Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) is developing the Environmental Regularization Module (MRA) to automate the diagnosis of liabilities and integrate with Embrapa's WebAmbiente platform to suggest recovery methods. The SFB is also financing the creation of thematic cartographic bases for several states through international cooperation projects.
• The National Monetary Council (CMN) introduced an incentive in the 2020/21 Harvest Plan (Plano Safra) that increases the credit limit by 10% for producers with a validated CAR, aiming to encourage states to accelerate the validation process.

APA

Chiavari, J., Lopes, C. L., & de Araujo, J. N. (2021). ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/REL-WEB-Onde-Estamos-2021.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, Cristina Leme Lopes, and Julia Nardi de Araujo. ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/REL-WEB-Onde-Estamos-2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2021onde, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme and de Araujo, Julia Nardi}, title = {{ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/REL-WEB-Onde-Estamos-2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }