CMN Resolution No. 5,258 — Amends General Provisions of the Rural Credit Manual

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RESOLUTION
CMN NO. 5,258, OF OCTOBER 23, 2025

Amends norms of Section 1 (General Provisions) of Chapter 2 (Basic Conditions) of the Rural Credit Manual – MCR.

The Central Bank of Brazil, in accordance with Article 9 of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, makes public that the National Monetary Council, in a session held on October 23, 2025, considering the provisions of Article 4, caput, item VI, of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, Articles 4 and 14 of Law No. 4,829, of November 5, 1965, Articles 48 and 49 of Law No. 8,171, of January 17, 1991, and of Article 7 of Law No. 9,985, of July 18, 2000,

R E S O L V E D:

Art. 1º The Section 1
(General Provisions) of Chapter 2 (Basic Conditions) of the Rural Credit Manual – MCR shall be in effect with the following alterations:

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b) in the case of traditional peoples and communities who are inhabitants or users in regular situation of Sustainable Use Conservation Units, the receipt of registration in the CAR of the unit, carried out by the body responsible for its management, must be presented, in which the name of the credit applicant appears as part of the families benefiting from the protected area;

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f) in the case of traditional peoples and communities who are inhabitants or users in regular situation of federal conservation units, of the categories Extractive Reserve, National Forest and Sustainable Development Reserve, the substitution of the requirement that the name of the credit applicant appear in the CAR of the respective unit is admitted, provided that their name appears in the list of beneficiary families belonging to the database of conformity declarations issued by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation – ICMBio and made publicly available for consultation by financial institutions.” (NR)

“14 - The following Pronaf beneficiaries are exempted from the requirements set forth in items “a” and “b” of item 11 and in the caput of item 12, upon presentation of the CAF:

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“15 - In municipalities partially located in the Amazon Biome, the provisions of item 11 do not apply to grants of rural credit for agricultural activities on properties located entirely outside said biome, according to a declaration issued by the competent environmental agency based on the Map of Biomes of Brazil prepared by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – IBGE.” (NR)

Art. 2º This
Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication.

AILTON DE AQUINO SANTOS
Substitute President of the Central Bank of Brazil