On October 17, 2019, Brazilian Federal Law No. 13,887, which
amends Federal Law No. 12,651 ("Forestry Code"), was
published. The Forestry Code provides for the protection of native
vegetation, Permanent Preservation Areas ("APP") and
legal reserve areas from exploitation.
Federal Law No. 13,887 amends Article 29, §3 of the Forestry
Code to protect indefinitely all rural property and possessions,
providing that the owners register in the Rural Environmental
Registry ("CAR"). That is, the CAR protection is now
permanent, which brings greater legal certainty.
Finally, the new law also provides that owners of rural properties
that enroll in CAR by the end of the day December 31, 2020, will be
entitled to join the Environmental Regularization Program
("PRA") to be implemented by the states. However, if the
states and the Federal District do not implement that PRA until
December 31, 2020, rural property owners may join the PRA already
established by the Federal Union.
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