Lei nº 8.171, de 17 de janeiro de 1991 - Dispõe sobre a política agrícola (Law No. 8,171 of 17 January 1991 on Agricultural Policy)

English translation of the Portuguese text from planalto.gov.br (the Portuguese text is the official one). Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Presidency of the Republic

Civil House

Deputy Office for Legal Affairs

LAW No. 8.171, OF 17 JANUARY 1991.

(See Decree No. 175, of 1991)

Veto Message

Provides for agricultural policy.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, I make known that the National Congress decrees and I sanction the following Law:

CHAPTER I

Of the Fundamental Principles

Art. 1 This law establishes the foundations, defines the objectives and institutional competences, provides for the resources and establishes the actions and instruments of agricultural policy, in relation to agricultural, agro-industrial activities and the planning of fishing and forestry activities.

Sole paragraph. For the purposes of this law, agricultural activity is understood as the production, processing and commercialization of products, by-products and derivatives, services and agricultural, livestock, fishing and forestry inputs.

Sole paragraph. For the purposes of this Law, agricultural activity is understood as the production, processing and commercialization of products, by-products and derivatives, services and agricultural, livestock, aquaculture, fishing and forestry inputs. (Text given by Law No. 15.526, of 2026)

Art. 2 The policy is based on the following assumptions:

I - agricultural activity comprises physical, chemical and biological processes, where the natural resources involved must be used and managed, subject to the norms and principles of public interest, so that the social and economic function of the property is fulfilled;

II - the agricultural sector is made up of segments such as: production, inputs, agro-industry, commerce, supply and related, which respond differently to public policies and market forces;

III - as an economic activity, agriculture must provide, to those who dedicate themselves to it, profitability compatible with that of other sectors of the economy;

IV - adequate food supply is a basic condition to guarantee social tranquility, public order and the process of economic and social development;

V - agricultural production occurs in rural establishments that are heterogeneous as to land structure, edaphoclimatic conditions, availability of infrastructure, entrepreneurial capacity, technological levels and social, economic and cultural conditions;

VI - the agricultural development process must provide rural people with access to essential services: health, education, public safety, transportation, electrification, communication, housing, sanitation, leisure and other social benefits.

Art. 3 The objectives of the agricultural policy are:

I - as provided in art. 174 of the Constitution, the State shall exercise a planning function, which shall be binding for the public sector and indicative for the private sector, aimed at promoting, regulating, inspecting, controlling, evaluating activity and supplying needs, with a view to ensuring the increase of agricultural production and productivity, the regularity of domestic supply, especially food, and the reduction of regional disparities;

II - systematize the State's action so that the various segments involved in agriculture can plan their actions and investments in a medium- and long-term perspective, reducing the sector's uncertainties;

III - eliminate the distortions that affect the performance of the economic and social functions of agriculture;

IV - protect the environment, guarantee its rational use and stimulate the recovery of natural resources;

V - (Vetoed);

VI - promote the decentralization of the execution of public services in support of the rural sector, aiming at complementarity of actions with States, Federal District, Territories and Municipalities, which shall assume their responsibilities in the execution of agricultural policy, adapting the various instruments to their needs and realities;

VII - harmonize the actions of agricultural policy with those of agrarian reform, ensuring beneficiaries support for their integration into the productive system;

VIII - promote and stimulate the development of public and private agricultural science and technology, especially those aimed at the use of internal production factors;

IX - enable the effective participation of all segments active in the rural sector in defining the directions of Brazilian agriculture;

X - provide institutional support to rural producers, with priority assistance to small producers and their families;

XI - stimulate the agro-industrialization process in the respective production areas;

XII - (Vetoed);

XIII – promote animal health and plant health; (Item included by Law No. 10.298, of 30.10.2001)

XIV – promote the suitability of inputs and services used in agriculture; (Item included by Law No. 10.298, of 30.10.2001)

XV – ensure the quality of products of agricultural origin, their derivatives and residues of economic value; (Item included by Law No. 10.298, of 30.10.2001)

XVI – promote fair competition among agents operating in the sectors and their protection against unfair practices and risks of exotic diseases and pests in the Country;

(Item included by Law No. 10.298, of 30.10.2001)

XVII – improve income and quality of life in rural areas. (Item included by Law No. 10.298, of 30.10.2001)

Art. 4 The actions and instruments of agricultural policy refer to:

I - agricultural planning;

II - technological agricultural research;

III - technical assistance and rural extension;

IV - protection of the environment, conservation and recovery of natural resources;

V - defense of agriculture and livestock;

VI - agricultural information;

VII - production, commercialization, supply and storage;

VIII - associativism and cooperativism;

IX - professional training and rural education;

X - public and private investments;

XI - rural credit;

XII - guarantee of agricultural activity;

XIII - agricultural insurance;

XIII – rural insurance; (Text given by Law No. 15.526, of 2026)

XIV - taxation and tax incentives;

XV - irrigation and drainage;

XVI - rural housing;

XVII - rural electrification;

XVIII - agricultural mechanization;

XIX - land credit.

XX – recovery of degraded areas. (Included by Law No. 15,526 of 2026)

Sole paragraph. The agricultural policy instruments shall be guided by the multiannual plans. (Included by Law No. 10,246 of 2 July 2001)

CHAPTER II

On the Institutional Organization

Art. 5 The National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) is established, linked to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara), with the following attributions:

Art. 5 The National Council for Agricultural Policy is established, linked to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, with the following attributions: (Text given by Provisional Measure No. 886 of 2019)

Art. 5 The National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) is established, linked to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, with the following attributions:

(Text given by Law No. 13,901 of 2019)

I - (Vetoed);

II - (Vetoed);

III - guide the preparation of the Harvest Plan;

IV - propose adjustments or changes to the agricultural policy;

V - (Vetoed);

VI - maintain a system of analysis and information on the economic and social situation of agricultural activity.

§ 1 The National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) shall be composed of the following members: (See Decree No. 4,623 of 2003).

I - one from the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning;

II - one from Banco do Brasil S.A.;

III - two from the National Confederation of Agriculture;

IV - two representatives from the National Confederation of Agricultural Workers (Contag);

V - two from the Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives, linked to the agricultural sector;

VI - one from the National Department of Consumer Protection;

VII - one from the Secretariat of the Environment;

VIII - one from the Secretariat of Regional Development;

IX - three from the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara);

X - one from the Ministry of Infrastructure;

XI - two representatives of private economic sectors covered by the Agricultural Law, freely appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara);

XII - (Vetoed);

§ 2 (Vetoed).

§ 3 The National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) shall have an Executive Secretariat and its functional structure shall be composed of Sectoral Chambers, specialized in products, inputs, commercialization, storage, transport, credit, insurance and other components of rural activity.

§ 4 The Sectoral Chambers shall be installed by act and at the discretion of the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, and the internal rules of the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) shall set the number of their members and respective attributions.

§ 5 The internal rules of the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) shall be prepared by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and submitted for approval by its plenary.

§ 4 The Sectoral Chambers shall be installed by act and at the discretion of the Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. (Text given by Provisional Measure No. 886 of 2019)

§ 5 The internal rules of the National Council for Agricultural Policy shall be prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and submitted for approval by the Council's plenary. (Text given by Provisional Measure No. 886 of 2019)

§ 4 The Sectoral Chambers shall be installed by act and at the discretion of the Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.

(Text given by Law No. 13,901 of 2019)

§ 5 The internal rules of the CNPA shall be prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and submitted for approval by the Council's plenary.

(Text given by Law No. 13,901 of 2019)

§ 6 The National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA) shall coordinate the organization of State and Municipal Councils for Agricultural Policy, with the same purposes, within the scope of their competences.

§ 7 (Vetoed).

§ 8 (Vetoed).

§ 9 The acts of installation of the Sectoral Chambers of the National Council for Agricultural Policy referred to in § 4 shall establish the number of their members and their attributions. (Included by Provisional Measure No. 886 of 2019)

§ 9 The acts of installation of the Sectoral Chambers of the CNPA referred to in § 4 of this article shall establish the number of their members and their attributions.

(Included by Law No. 13,901 of 2019)

Art. 6 Government action for the agricultural sector is organized by the Union, States, Federal District, Territories and Municipalities, with the following responsibilities:

I - (Vetoed);

II – the Federal Government's normative guidance, national guidelines and execution of the activities established by law.

(Item included by Law No. 10,327 of 12.12.2001)

III - the entities of direct and indirect administration of the States, the Federal District and the Territories shall be responsible for the planning, execution, monitoring, control and evaluation of specific activities. (Item renumbered from II to III by Law No. 10,327 of 12.12.2001)

Art. 7 Government action for the agricultural sector developed by the Union, the States, the Federal District, Territories and Municipalities, respecting constitutional autonomy, is exercised in harmony, avoiding overlaps and parallelisms, as provided in the complementary law set forth in the sole paragraph of art. 23 of the Constitution.

CHAPTER III

On Agricultural Planning

Art. 8 The agricultural planning shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of art. 174 of the Constitution, in a democratic and participatory manner, through multi-year national agricultural development plans, harvest plans and annual operational plans, observing the definitions contained in this law.

§ 1 (Vetoed).

§ 2 (Vetoed).

§ 3 The harvest plans and multi-year plans shall consider regional and state specificities, in accordance with the agricultural vocation and the differentiated needs for supply, stock formation and export.

§ 3 The harvest plans and the multi-year plans, prepared in accordance with the general planning instruments, shall consider the type of product, homogeneous factors and ecosystems, the planning of the actions of the bodies and entities of the direct and indirect federal administration, the regional and state specificities, in accordance with the agricultural vocation and the differentiated needs for supply, stock formation and export. (Text given by Law No. 10,246, of 2 July 2001)

§ 4 The plans shall provide for the integration of the production and processing activities of the agricultural sector, and of this sector with the other sectors of the economy.

§ 5 Family farming shall have a specific Harvest Plan that shall guide and define, for each agricultural year: (Included by Law No. 15,223, of 2025)

I – the amounts programmed for credit and their priorities, including therein the production of the core foods of the basic diet of the Brazilian population;

(Included by Law No. 15,223, of 2025)

II – the differentiated incentives for organic and agroecological agriculture and for the fundamental foods of the basic diet with supply risks;

(Included by Law No. 15,223, of 2025)

III – the mechanisms for distributing credit among the different regions of the Country, aiming to reduce regional disparities, according to parameters defined in regulation;

(Included by Law No. 15,223, of 2025)

IV – other agricultural policy instruments applicable to this social segment.

(Included by Law No. 15,223, of 2025)

Art. 9 The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara) shall coordinate, at the national level, the agricultural planning activities, in articulation with the States, the Federal District, the Territories and the Municipalities.

Art. 10. The Public Power shall:

I - provide for the integration of agricultural planning instruments with the other sectors of the economy;

II - develop and keep updated a base of indicators on the performance of the agricultural sector, the effectiveness of government action and the effects and impacts of the programs of the multi-year plans.

CHAPTER IV

On Agricultural Research

Art. 11. (Vetoed).

Sole paragraph. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara) is authorized to institute the National Agricultural Research System (SNPA), under the coordination of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and in agreement with the States, the Federal District, the Territories, the Municipalities, public and private entities, universities, cooperatives, unions, foundations and associations.

Art. 12. Agricultural research shall:

I - be integrated with technical assistance and rural extension, with producers, communities and agro-industries, and shall be generated or adapted from the biological knowledge of the integration of the various ecosystems, observing the economic and cultural conditions of the social segments of the productive sector;

II - give priority to the improvement of genetic materials produced by the natural environment of the ecosystems, aiming at increasing their productivity, preserving to the maximum the genetic heterogeneity;

III - give priority to the generation and adaptation of agricultural technologies destined for the development of small farmers, emphasizing the basic foods, equipment and agricultural implements aimed at this public;

IV - observe the regional characteristics and generate technologies aimed at animal and plant health, respecting the preservation of health and the environment.

Art. 13. The importation of genetic material for agriculture is authorized provided that there is no legal prohibition.

Art. 14. The scientific and technological development programs, with a view to generating cutting-edge technology, shall deserve a level of priority that guarantees independence and the parameters of international competitiveness to Brazilian agriculture.

CHAPTER V

On Technical Assistance and Rural Extension

Art. 15. (Vetoed).

Art. 16. Technical assistance and rural extension shall seek to make feasible, together with the rural producer, owner or not, their families and organizations, solutions adequate to their problems of production, management, processing, storage, commercialization, industrialization, electrification, consumption, well-being and preservation of the environment.

Art. 17. The Public Power shall maintain an official technical assistance and rural extension service, without parallelism in the governmental or private area, of an educational character, guaranteeing free assistance to small producers and their associative forms, aiming to:

I - disseminate technologies necessary for the improvement of the agricultural economy, the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of the living conditions of the rural environment;

II - stimulate and support the participation and organization of the rural population, respecting the organization of the family unit as well as the entities representing rural producers;

III - identify alternative technologies together with research institutions and rural producers;

IV - disseminate conjunctural information in the areas of agricultural production, commercialization, supply and agro-industry.

Art. 18. The action of technical assistance and rural extension shall be integrated with agricultural research, with rural producers and their representative entities and with rural communities.

CHAPTER VI

On the Protection of the Environment and the Conservation of Natural Resources

Art. 19. The Public Power shall:

I - integrate, at the Federal Government level, the States, the Federal District, the Territories, the Municipalities and the communities in the preservation of the environment and conservation of natural resources;

II - regulate and supervise the rational use of soil, water, fauna and flora;

III - carry out agroecological zoning that allows establishing criteria for the regulation and ordering of spatial occupation by the various productive activities, as well as for the installation of new hydroelectric plants;

IV - promote and/or stimulate the recovery of areas in the process of desertification;

V - develop environmental education programs, at the formal and informal levels, aimed at the population;

VI - foster the production of seeds and seedlings of native species;

VII - coordinate programs to stimulate and encourage the preservation of the springs of watercourses and the environment, as well as the use of animal waste for conversion into fertilizers.

Sole paragraph. The supervision and rational use of the natural resources of the environment is also the responsibility of the legal owners, the beneficiaries of agrarian reform and the temporary occupants of rural properties.

Art. 20. Hydrographic basins constitute basic units for planning the use, conservation and recovery of natural resources.

Art. 21. (Vetoed).

Art. 21-A. The Public Power shall proceed with the identification, throughout the national territory, of desertified areas, which may only be exploited through the adoption of an adequate management plan, with the use of technologies capable of interrupting the desertification process and promoting the recovery of these areas. (Included by Law No. 10.228, of 29.5.2001)

§ 1 The Public Power shall establish registries of areas subject to desertification processes, at the state or municipal level. ( (Included by Law No. 10.228, of 29.5.2001) )

§ 2 The Public Power, through the competent bodies, shall promote research, generation and dissemination of technologies capable of supplying the conditions expressed in this article. (Included by Law No. 10.228, of 29.5.2001)

Art. 22. The provision of services and application of resources by the Public Power in agricultural activities must have as a basic premise the technically indicated use, the rational management of natural resources and the preservation of the environment.

Art. 23. Companies that economically exploit dammed waters and electric energy concessionaires shall be responsible for the environmental alterations caused by them and obliged to recover the environment, in the area covered by their respective hydrographic basins.

Art. 24. (Vetoed).

Art. 25. The Public Power shall implement programs to stimulate fish farming activities and other products of river, lake and marine life of economic interest, aiming at increasing the food supply and the preservation of species.

Art. 25. The Public Power shall implement programs to stimulate activities of economic interest in beekeeping and fish farming and other products of river, lake and marine life, aiming at increasing the food supply and the preservation of animal and plant species.

(Text given by Law No. 10.990, of 2004)

Art. 26. The protection of the environment and natural resources shall have multi-year programs and annual operational plans prepared by the competent bodies, maintained or not by the Public Power, under the coordination of the Union and the Federative Units.

CHAPTER VII

On Agricultural and Livestock Defense

Art. 27. (Vetoed).

Art. 27-A. The objectives of agricultural and livestock defense are to ensure: (Included by Law No. 9.712, of 20.11.1998)

(Regulation)

(Regulation)

I – the health of plant populations;

II – the health of animal herds;

III – the suitability of inputs and services used in agriculture and livestock;

IV – the identity and the hygienic-sanitary and technological safety of final agricultural products destined for consumers.

(Regulation)

§ 1 In seeking to achieve the objectives referred to in the caput, the Public Power shall permanently develop the following activities:

I – plant health surveillance and defense;

II – animal health surveillance and defense;

III – inspection and classification of products of plant origin, their derivatives, by-products and residues of economic value;

(Regulation)

IV – inspection and classification of products of animal origin, their derivatives, by-products and residues of economic value;

V – supervision of inputs and services used in agricultural and livestock activities.

§ 2 The activities listed in the previous paragraph shall be organized in a manner that guarantees compliance with the legislation in force dealing with agricultural and livestock defense and with the international commitments entered into by the Union.

Art. 28. (Vetoed).

Art. 28-A. Aiming at the promotion of health, the actions of surveillance and sanitary defense of animals and plants shall be organized, under the coordination of the Public Power in the various federative instances and within the scope of its competence, in a Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health, articulated, as regards public health, with the Unified Health System dealt with in Law No. 8.080, of 19 September 1990, in which the following shall participate: (Included by Law No. 9.712, of 20.11.1998)

(Regulation)

(Regulation)

I – official services and institutions;

II – rural producers and workers, their associations and technicians providing assistance to them;

III – bodies for the supervision of professional categories directly linked to agricultural and livestock health;

IV – entities managing funds organized by the private sector to complement public actions in the field of agricultural and livestock defense.

§ 1 The municipal area shall be considered the basic geographic unit for the organization and operation of official agricultural and livestock health services.

§ 2 The local instance of the unified system of attention to agricultural and livestock health shall, in its jurisdiction, give full attention to health, with the participation of the organized community, dealing especially with the following activities:

I – registration of properties;

II – inventory of animal and plant populations;

III – control of the movement of animals and plants;

IV – registry of active animal and plant health professionals;

V – registry of establishments trading products for agronomic and veterinary use;

VI – registry of laboratories for disease diagnosis;

VII – inventory of diagnosed diseases;

VIII – execution of disease control campaigns;

IX – education and sanitary surveillance;

X – participation in projects for the eradication of diseases and pests.

§ 3 The intermediate instances of the Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health are responsible for the following activities:

I – surveillance of interstate movement of plants and animals;

II – coordination of campaigns for the control and eradication of pests and diseases;

III – maintenance of nosographic reports;

IV – coordination of epidemiology actions;

V – coordination of sanitary education actions;

VI – control of the diagnostic network and of accredited animal and plant health professionals.

§ 4 The central and superior instance of the Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health is responsible for:

I – surveillance of ports, airports and international border posts;

II – establishment of norms regarding campaigns for the control and eradication of pests and diseases;

III – approval of diagnostic methods and of products for veterinary and agronomic use;

IV – maintenance of the epidemiological information system;

V – evaluation of the actions developed in the local and intermediate instances of the Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health;

VI – representation of the Country in international forums dealing with agricultural and livestock defense;

VII – conducting epidemiological studies and supporting the development of the Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health;

VIII – technical cooperation with the other instances of the Unified System;

IX – improvement of the Unified System;

X – coordination of the Unified System;

XI – maintenance of the Agricultural and Livestock Defense Code.

§ 5 The Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health shall include institutions managing funds organized by private entities to complement public actions in the field of agricultural and livestock defense.

§ 6 The strategies and policies for the promotion of health and surveillance shall be ecosystemic and decentralized, by type of health problem, aiming to achieve areas free of pests and diseases, as provided for in international agreements and treaties signed by the Country.

§ 7 Whenever epidemiologically recommended, the eradication of diseases and pests is a priority, in the free area strategy.

Art. 29. (Vetoed).

Art. 29-A. The industrial and sanitary inspection of products of plant and animal origin, as well as that of agricultural and livestock inputs, shall be managed in such a way that the procedures and organization of the inspection are carried out by universalized methods and applied equitably in all inspected establishments. (Included by Law No. 9,712, of 20.11.1998)

(Regulation)

(Regulation)

§ 1 In the inspection, the method of risk analysis and critical control points may be adopted.

§ 2 As part of the Unified System of Attention to Agricultural and Livestock Health, a Brazilian system for the inspection of products of plant origin and a Brazilian system for the inspection of products of animal origin shall be established, as well as specific inspection systems for inputs used in agriculture and livestock.

§ 3 The Inspection Services Management System (e-Sisbi) is established within the scope of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, for the registration of the official inspection and surveillance services of the States, the Federal District, the Municipalities and municipal consortia, as well as of establishments and products of animal origin.

(Included by Law No. 14,515, of 2022)

§ 4 The official inspection services of the States, the Federal District, the Municipalities and municipal consortia, duly registered in e-Sisbi, are part of the Brazilian System for the Inspection of Products of Animal Origin (Sisbi-Poa) provided for in § 2 of this article.

(Included by Law No. 14,515, of 2022)

§ 5 The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply shall issue a norm to define the national objectives and goals for the safety and conformity of products of animal origin, which shall be observed by the inspection services of the States, the Federal District, the Municipalities and municipal consortia that are part of Sisbi-Poa.

(Included by Law No. 14,515, of 2022)

§ 6 The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply shall audit the inspection services of the States, the Federal District, the Municipalities and municipal consortia that are part of Sisbi-Poa, with the objective of verifying equivalence with the Federal Inspection Service.

(Included by Law No. 14,515, of 2022)

§ 7 Interstate trade of products under inspection by the services that are part of Sisbi-Poa is authorized, upon prior registration of the establishments and products in e-Sisbi, carried out by the respective inspection services.

(Included by Law No. 14,515, of 2022)

CHAPTER VIII

On Agricultural Information

Art. 30. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara), integrated with the States, the Federal District, the Territories and the Municipalities, shall maintain a comprehensive agricultural information system for the dissemination of:

I - crop forecasts by State, Federal District and Territory, including estimates of cultivated or harvested area, production and productivity;

II - prices received and paid by the producer, with the composition of the former up to wholesale and retail markets, by State, Federal District and Territory;

III - FOB export values and prices, with the breakdown of prices down to the interior, at the producer level, highlighting the fees and taxes charged;

IV - CIF import values and prices, with the breakdown of prices from international markets up to the placement of the product in Brazilian ports, highlighting fees and taxes charged;

V - (Vetoed);

V - registration, cartography and soil of rural properties: (Redação dada pela Lei nº 9.272, de 03/05/96)

VI - agricultural production costs;

VI - volume of public and private, regulatory and strategic stocks, broken down by products, types and location;

(Text as amended by Law No. 9.272, of 03/05/96)

VII - (Vetoed);

VIII - (Vetoed);

IX - agricultural meteorology and climatology data;

X - (Vetoed);

XI - (Vetoed);

XII - (Vetoed);

XIII - research in progress and the results of those already completed.

XIV - information on diseases and pests;

(Included by Law No. 9.272, of 03/05/96)

XV - industry of products of plant and animal origin and of inputs; (Included by Law No. 9.272, of 03/05/96)

XVI - classification of agricultural products; (Included by Law No. 9.272, of 03/05/96)

XVII - inspection of products and inputs; (Included by Law No. 9.272, of 03/05/96)

XVIII - violators of the various legislations relating to agriculture and livestock. (Included by Law No. 9.272, of 03/05/96)

Sole paragraph. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara) shall coordinate the carrying out of detailed studies and analyses of the behavior of the domestic and foreign markets for agricultural and agro-industrial products, informing their appropriation and dissemination for the full and immediate knowledge of rural producers and other market agents.

CHAPTER IX

On Production, Commercialization, Supply and Storage

Art. 31. The Public Authority shall form, adequately locate and maintain regulatory and strategic stocks, aiming to guarantee the purchase from the producer, in the manner of the law, ensure supply and regulate the price of the domestic market.

§ 1 The regulatory stocks must contemplate, on a priority basis, basic products.

§ 2 (Vetoed).

§ 3 The regulatory stocks must be acquired preferentially from associative organizations of small and medium-sized producers.

§ 4 (Vetoed).

§ 5 The formation and release of these stocks shall obey rules based on the principle of least interference in free private commercialization, observing pre-established deadlines and procedures of broad public knowledge, without harming the minimum margin of real gain of the rural producer, based on updated production costs and historical average productivities.

§ 6 The Union is authorized to acquire, through Conab, from rural producers and their production cooperatives, basic products included in the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy, at a price of up to 25% (twenty-five percent) above the respective minimum price in force, in the Federative Unit in which the acquisition is made, for the achievement of the purposes provided for in this article.

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

§ 7 The acquisitions referred to in § 6 of this article shall be carried out by means of public auctions and their products, acquisition volume, maximum price and acquisition locations shall be defined in a joint act of the Executive Branch.

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

Art. 32. (Vetoed).

Art. 33. (Vetoed).

§ 1 (Vetoed).

§ 2 The guarantee of minimum prices shall be made through financing of the commercialization and acquisition of the supported agricultural products.

§ 3 Foods considered basic shall have privileged treatment for the purpose of minimum price.

Art. 34. (Vetoed).

Art. 35. Sales of public stocks shall be carried out through auctions on commodity exchanges, or directly, by means of public bidding.

§ 1 Conab is authorized to promote the direct sale of products originating from public stocks acquired with support under the caput and § 6 of art. 31 of this Law and under Law No. 14.628, of 20 July 2023, to meet supply and food security programs and actions.

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

§ 2 The direct sale referred to in § 1 of this article may have as beneficiaries the micro-industry and small food industry, the micro-enterprise and small enterprise dedicated to food retail, cooperatives and associations.

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

§ 3 A joint act of the Ministries of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture, of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger and of Finance shall define, based on technical subsidies prepared by Conab:

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

I – the criteria for adhesion and accreditation of the beneficiaries referred to in § 2 of this article;

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

II – the pricing methodology for the direct sale referred to in § 1 of this article, which shall have market prices as a reference.

(Included by Law No. 15.490, of 2026)

Art. 36. The Public Authority shall create incentives for the improvement of storage, processing, packaging conditions and reduction of losses at the rural establishment level, including community level.

Art. 37. The requirement of standardization, inspection and classification of plant and animal products, by-products and derivatives and their residues of economic value, as well as of agricultural products destined for consumption and industrialization for the domestic and foreign market, is maintained in the national territory.

Art. 37. The requirement of standardization, inspection and classification of animal products, by-products and derivatives and their residues of economic value, as well as of products of animal origin destined for consumption and industrialization for the domestic and foreign market, is maintained in the national territory. (Text as amended by Law No. 9.972, of 25.5.2000)

Sole paragraph. (Vetoed).

Art. 38. (Vetoed).

Art. 39. (Vetoed).

Art. 40. (Vetoed).

Art. 41. (Vetoed).

Art. 42. The national registry of storage units for agricultural products is established on a mandatory basis.

CHAPTER X

Of the Rural Producer, the Rural Property and its Social Function

Art. 43. (Vetoed).

Art. 44. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XI

Of Associativism and Cooperativism

Art. 45. The Public Power shall support and encourage rural producers to organize themselves in their different forms of associations, cooperatives, unions, condominiums and others, through:

I - inclusion, in the curricula of 1st and 2nd degrees, of subjects aimed at associativism and cooperativism;

II - promotion of activities related to motivation, organization, legislation and associativist and cooperativist education for the rural public;

III - promotion of the various forms of associativism as an alternative and option to expand the supply of employment and the integration of the rural worker with the urban worker;

IV - integration between the cooperative segments of production, consumption, commercialization, credit and labor;

V - the implementation of agro-industries.

Sole paragraph. The support of the Public Power shall be extended to indigenous groups, artisanal fishermen and those who dedicate themselves to non-predatory plant extraction activities.

Art. 46. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XII

Of Public Investments

Art. 47. The Public Power shall implement works aimed at the social well-being of rural communities, including, among others:

a) dams, reservoirs, drilling of wells, dikes and floodgates for irrigation projects, rectification of watercourses and drainage of swampy areas;

b) community warehouses;

c) producer markets;

d) roads;

e) rural schools and health posts;

f) energy;

g) communication;

h) basic sanitation;

i) leisure.

CHAPTER XIII

Of Rural Credit

Art. 48. Rural credit, an instrument for financing rural activity, shall be supplied by all financial agents without discrimination among them, through compulsory application, free own resources, allocations from official credit operations, funds and any other resources, with the following objectives: (See Provisional Measure No. 372, of 2007)

I - to stimulate rural investments for production, non-predatory extraction, storage, processing and installation of agro-industry, the latter when carried out by rural producer or their associative forms;

II - to favor the timely and adequate financing of production, non-predatory extraction and commercialization of agricultural products;

III - to encourage the introduction of rational methods in the production system, aiming at increasing productivity, improving the standard of living of rural populations and the adequate conservation of soil and preservation of the environment;

IV - (Vetoed).

V - to provide, through a land credit modality, the acquisition and regularization of lands by small producers, squatters and tenants and rural workers;

VI - to develop forestry and fishing activities.

VII – to support the replacement of the extensive livestock system by the intensive livestock system; (Included by Law No. 13.158, of 2015)

VIII – to stimulate the development of the organic system of agricultural production. (Included by Law No. 13.158, of 2015)

Sole paragraph. When destined to family farmer or rural family entrepreneur, under the terms of

art. 3 of Law No. 11.326, of 24 July 2006, rural credit shall aim to stimulate income generation and the best use of family labor, through the financing of rural, agricultural and non-agricultural activities and services, provided they are developed in a rural establishment or nearby community areas, including rural tourism, handicraft production and similar. (Included by Provisional Measure No. 432, of 2008)

§ 1 When destined to family farmer or rural family entrepreneur, under the terms of art. 3 of Law No. 11.326, of 24 July 2006, rural credit shall aim to stimulate income generation and the best use of family labor, through the financing of rural agricultural and non-agricultural activities and services, provided they are developed in a rural establishment or nearby community areas, including rural tourism, handicraft production and similar. (Included by Law No. 11.718, of 2008)

§ 2 When destined to family farmer or rural family entrepreneur, under the terms of art. 3 of Law No. 11.326, of 24 July 2006, rural credit may be destined to the construction or renovation of dwellings on the rural property and in small rural communities. (Included by Law No. 11.718, of 2008)

Art. 49. Rural credit shall have as beneficiaries non-predatory extractive rural producers and indigenous peoples, assisted by competent institutions, natural or legal persons who, although not conceptualized as rural producers, dedicate themselves to the following activities linked to the sector:

I - production of basic seedlings or seeds, inspected or certified;

II - production of semen for artificial insemination and embryos;

III - artisanal fishing and aquaculture activities for commercial purposes;

IV - forestry and fishing activities.

§ 1 Beneficiaries of rural credit may be, when necessary for the flow of agricultural production, processors and agro-industries that process or industrialize the product, provided that the acquisition of the raw material directly from producers or their cooperatives is proven, at a price not lower than the minimum fixed or adopted as the basis for calculating the financing, and upon deliberation and regulation by the National Monetary Council. (Included by Provisional Measure No. 432, of 2008)

§ 1 Beneficiaries of rural commercialization credit may be, when necessary for the flow of agricultural production, processors and agro-industries that process or industrialize the product, provided that the acquisition of the raw material directly from producers or their cooperatives is proven, at a price not lower than the minimum fixed or adopted as the basis for calculating the financing, and upon deliberation and regulation by the National Monetary Council. (Text given by Law No. 11.775, of 2008)

§ 2 The cereal traders that cumulatively carry out the activities of cleaning, standardization, storage and commercialization of agricultural products are classified as processors for the purposes of § 1. (Included by Provisional Measure No. 432, of 2008)

§ 2 For the purposes of the provisions of § 1 of this article, the cereal traders that cumulatively carry out the activities of cleaning, standardization, storage and commercialization of agricultural products are classified as processors.

(Text given by Law No. 11,775, of 2008)

Art. 50. The granting of rural credit shall observe the following basic precepts:

I - suitability of the borrower;

II - supervision by the financier;

III - release of the credit directly to the farmers or through their formal or informal associations, or cooperative organizations;

IV - release of the credit according to the production cycle and the capacity to expand the financing;

V - repayment terms and periods adjusted to the nature and specificity of rural operations, as well as to the payment capacity and the normal commercialization periods of the goods produced by the financial activities.

§ 1 (Vetoed).

§ 2 The other rural producers may be required to provide counterpart own resources, at differentiated percentages, taking into account the nature and interest of the agricultural exploitation.

§ 3 The approval of rural credit shall always take into account the agroecological zoning.

Art. 51. (Vetoed).

Art. 52. The Public Authority shall ensure special and differentiated rural credit to rural producers settled in agrarian reform areas.

Art. 53. (Vetoed).

Art. 54. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XIV

On Land Credit

Art. 55. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XV

On Agricultural Insurance

CHAPTER XV

(Text given by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

ON RURAL INSURANCE

Art. 56. Agricultural insurance is instituted for the purpose of:

I - covering losses arising from claims that affect fixed and semi-fixed or movable property;

II - covering losses arising from natural phenomena, pests, diseases and others that affect plantations.

Sole paragraph. Forestry and fishing activities shall be covered by the agricultural insurance provided for in this law.

Art. 56. Rural insurance is instituted for the purpose of covering losses arising from: (Text given by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

I – claims that affect the legitimate interest of the insured regarding fixed and semi-fixed or movable property used in rural activity; (Text given by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

II – natural phenomena, pests, diseases or other specific events that affect the legitimate interest of the insured regarding agricultural activities, as defined in this Law. (Text given by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 1 (Revoked).

(Text given by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 2 Rural insurance is an instrument of agricultural policy and insurance policy. (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 3 The Executive Branch shall determine the agricultural activities defined in this Law to be covered by rural insurance. (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 4 The contractual conditions of rural insurance shall respect the provisions of Law No. 15,040, of 9 December 2024, and shall additionally contain clauses that determine: (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

I – the list of mandatory documents to be provided by the insured to the insurance company, for the adjustment of claims; (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

II – the minimum advance notice period with which the insured must inform the insurance company of the effective date of harvest, cutting or release of the area of the covered crops, in cases where the adjustment of claims depends on an on-site technical inspection to assess the losses by the insurance company; (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

III – the period of up to 15 (fifteen) days, counted from the claim notice made by the insured, for the adjustment of claims that do not depend on the harvest, cutting or release of the area of the covered crops for the on-site technical inspection to assess the losses; and (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

IV – the maximum period of 30 (thirty) days for settlement of claims, partial or total, counted from the delivery of the documents provided for in item I of this paragraph or, when necessary, from the on-site technical inspection, whichever occurs last. (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 5 The list referred to in item I of § 4 of this article shall be objective, contain only the documents whose obtainment depends on the exclusive initiative of the insured and have a direct relation to the claims. (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 6 (Vetoed). (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

Art. 57. (Vetoed).

Art. 58. The agricultural insurance policy may constitute collateral in rural credit operations.

Art. 58. The rural insurance contract acquired by the rural producer shall integrate the set of guarantees of rural credit operations, under the terms of this article. (Text given by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 1 For the purposes of accepting rural insurance as collateral for rural credit operations, it may be required that the policy contain, cumulatively or not, clauses that: (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

I – establish the fiduciary assignment, in favor of the creditor financial institution, of the rights and indemnities arising from the policy, on an irrevocable and unalterable basis; (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

II – define the creditor financial institution as the first beneficiary of the indemnity in case of claim; (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

III – establish maximum periods for adjustment and payment shorter than those provided for in Law No. 15,040, of 9 December 2024; (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

IV – clearly identify the insured object, the contracted coverage, the limits, the periods and the other conditions for the characterization and triggering of the claim. (Included by Law No. 15,526, of 2026)

§ 2 The rural insurance referred to in this article shall be contracted with insurers that meet minimum economic and financial capacity requirements defined in regulation. (Included by Law No. 15,526 of 2026)

§ 3 The federal Executive Branch shall establish conditions that encourage the use of rural insurance. (Included by Law No. 15,526 of 2026)

CHAPTER XVI

(See Decree No. 175 of 1991)

On the Guarantee of Agricultural Activity

CHAPTER XVI

On the Guarantee of Agricultural Activity

(Text given by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Art. 59. The Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro), an agricultural policy instrument established by Law No. 5,969 of 11 December 1973, shall be governed by the provisions of this Law and shall ensure to the rural producer:

Art. 59. The Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program - PROAGRO shall be governed by the provisions of this Law and shall ensure to the rural producer, in the manner established by the National Monetary Council:

(Text given by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

I - the release from financial obligations relating to a rural credit operation for farming costs, whose settlement is made difficult by the occurrence of natural phenomena, pests and diseases that affect property, herds and plantations;

I - the release from financial obligations relating to a rural credit operation for farming costs whose settlement is made difficult by the occurrence of natural phenomena, pests and diseases that affect herds and plantations;

(Text given by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

II - the indemnification of own resources used by the producer in rural farming costs, when losses occur due to the events mentioned in the previous item.

Art. 60. The Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) shall be funded:

I - by resources from the participation of rural producers;

II - by other resources that may be allocated to the program;

II - by resources from the Union Budget and other resources that may be allocated to the program;

(Text given by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

III - by revenues earned from the application of the resources of the previous items.

Art. 61. (Vetoed).

Art. 62. (Vetoed).

Art. 63. (Vetoed).

Art. 64. (Vetoed).

Art. 65. The Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) shall cover fully or partially:

I - rural farming cost financings;

II - own resources invested by the producer in rural farming costs, whether or not linked to rural financings.

Sole paragraph. Losses relating to rural exploitation conducted without observance of the legislation and norms of the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro) shall not be covered.

Sole paragraph. Losses relating to rural exploitation conducted without observance of the legislation and norms of Proagro shall not be covered.

(Text given by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Art. 65-A. The Family Farming Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program - PROAGRO Mais shall be operated within the scope of Proagro, and shall ensure to the family farmer, in the manner established by the National Monetary Council:

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

I - the release from financial obligations relating to a rural credit operation for farming costs or investment installments, whose settlement is made difficult by the occurrence of natural phenomena, pests and diseases that affect herds and plantations;

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

II - the indemnification of own resources used by the producer in farming costs or rural investment, when losses occur due to the events mentioned in item I;

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

III - the guarantee of minimum income from agricultural production linked to rural farming costs.

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Art. 65-B. Proof of losses shall be made by the financial institution, by means of an assessment report issued by a qualified professional.

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Art. 65-C. The Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply - MAPA and of Agrarian Development - MDA, in coordination with the Central Bank of Brazil, shall jointly establish the guidelines for the accreditation and supervision of those in charge of the services of proving losses attributable to Proagro.

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Sole paragraph. The MDA shall accredit and supervise those in charge of proving losses attributable to Proagro, and shall define and disclose operational instruments and technical standardization for the provisions of this article, observing the guidelines defined as provided in the caput. (Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Art. 66. The Special Resources Commission (CER) shall be responsible for deciding, in a single administrative instance, on appeals relating to the assessment of losses and respective indemnifications within the scope of the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro).

Art. 66-A. Proagro shall be administered by the Central Bank of Brazil, in accordance with norms, criteria and conditions defined by the National Monetary Council.

(Included by Law No. 12,058 of 2009)

Art. 66-B. The annual planning of the Program's contracting shall be subject to the budgetary availability for the funding referred to in art. 60 of this Law.

(Included by Law No. 15,077 of 2024)

CHAPTER XVII

On Taxation and Tax Incentives

Art. 67. (Vetoed).

Art. 68. (Vetoed).

Art. 69. (Vetoed).

Art. 70. (Vetoed).

Art. 71. (Vetoed).

Art. 72. (Vetoed).

Art. 73. (Vetoed).

Art. 74. (Vetoed).

Art. 75. (Vetoed).

Art. 76. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XVIII

On the National Rural Development Fund

Art. 77. (Vetoed).

Art. 78. (Vetoed).

Art. 79. (Vetoed).

Art. 80. (Vetoed).

Art. 81. The following are sources of financial resources for rural credit:

I - (Vetoed).

II - official development programs;

III - rural savings accounts operated by public and private institutions;

IV - financial resources of external origin, arising from loans, agreements or covenants, especially reserved for applications in rural credit;

V - resources raised by rural credit cooperatives;

VI - fines applied to institutions of the financial system for non-compliance with rural credit laws and regulations;

VII - (Vetoed).

VIII - budgetary resources of the Union;

IX - (Vetoed).

X - other resources that may be allocated by the Public Authority.

Art. 82. The following are sources of financial resources for agricultural insurance:

Art. 82. The following are sources of financial resources for rural insurance: (Wording given by Law No. 15,526 of 2026)

I - resources arising from the participation of rural producers, natural persons and legal entities, their cooperatives and associations;

II - (Vetoed).

III - (Vetoed).

IV - fines applied to insurance institutions for non-compliance with rural insurance laws and regulations;

(Repealed by Complementary Law No. 137 of 2010)

V - the resources provided for in art. 17 of Decree-Law No. 73 of 21 November 1966;

(Repealed by Complementary Law No. 137 of 2010)

VI - budgetary appropriations and other resources allocated by the Union; and

VII - (Vetoed).

Art. 83. (Vetoed).

§ 1 (Vetoed).

§ 2 (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XIX

On Irrigation and Drainage

Art. 84. The irrigation and drainage policy shall be implemented throughout the national territory, in accordance with the Constitution and with priority for areas of proven aptitude for irrigation, areas of agrarian reform or colonization, and public irrigation projects.

Art. 85. It is incumbent upon the Public Authority:

I - to establish the guidelines of the national irrigation and drainage policy, after hearing the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA);

II - to coordinate and execute the national irrigation program;

III - to issue regulations aimed at the rational use of water resources destined for irrigation, promoting the integration of actions of federal, state, and municipal agencies and public entities, after hearing the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA);

IV - to support studies for the execution of infrastructure works and others related to the use of hydrographic basins, areas of perennialized rivers or irrigable valleys, with a view to better and more rational use of water for irrigation;

V - to institute lines of financing or incentives, providing for charges and terms, as well as guarantee modalities compatible with the characteristics of irrigated agriculture, after hearing the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA).

Art. 86. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XX

On Rural Housing

Art. 87. The rural housing policy is created, and it is incumbent upon the Union to allocate financial resources for the construction and/or recovery of rural housing.

§ 1 A portion of the deposits of the Rural Savings Account shall be destined to the financing of rural housing.

§ 2 (Vetoed).

Art. 88. (Vetoed).

Art. 89. The Public Authority shall establish tax incentives for the rural enterprise or for the rural producer, in cases where their own resources are applied in housing for the rural producer.

Art. 90. (Vetoed).

Art. 91. (Vetoed).

Art. 92. (Vetoed).

CHAPTER XXI

On Rural Electrification

Art. 93. It is incumbent upon the Public Authority to implement the rural electrification policy, with the participation of rural producers, cooperatives and other associative entities.

§ 1 Rural energization and agroenergy policy encompasses rural electrification, whatever its source of generation, energy reforestation and the production of fuels from crops, biomass and agricultural residues.

§ 2 Rural energization and agroenergy means the production and use of energy inputs relevant to agricultural production and productivity and to the social well-being of farmers and rural workers.

Art. 94. The Public Authority shall prioritize incentives for:

I - rural electrification activities and rural cooperatives, through financing from official credit institutions, technical assistance in the implementation of projects and tariffs for the purchase and sale of electric energy, compatible with the costs of providing services;

II - the construction of small hydroelectric and thermoelectric plants using agricultural residues, aimed at rural electrification by rural cooperatives and other associative forms;

III - energy reforestation and forest management programs, in accordance with environmental legislation, on rural properties;

IV - the establishment of differentiated time-of-use tariffs.

Art. 95. Electric energy concessionaire companies shall promote the training of labor to be employed in the small plants referred to in item II of the previous article.

CHAPTER XXII

On Agricultural Mechanization

Art. 96. It is incumbent upon the Public Authority to implement a set of actions within the scope of agricultural mechanization, so that, with human, material and financial resources, it achieves:

I - preserve and increase the national stock of agricultural machinery, avoiding scrapping and obsolescence, providing for its technological evolution;

II - encourage the formation of public or private companies with the objective of providing mechanized services to agriculture, directly to producers and through associations or cooperatives;

III - strengthen research in universities and research and development institutes in the area of agricultural machinery as well as rural extension services and training in mechanization;

IV - improve testing and trial centers for the development of agricultural machinery;

V - (Vetoed).

VI - disseminate and stimulate mechanization practices that promote soil and environmental conservation.

CHAPTER XXIII

Final Provisions

Art. 97. Within ninety days of the promulgation of this law, the Executive Branch shall submit to the National Congress a bill providing for: production, commercialization and use of biological products for use in immunology and for veterinary use, correctives, fertilizers and inoculants, seeds and seedlings, food of animal and plant origin, code and use of soil and water, and reformulating the legislation that regulates the activities of general warehouses.

Art. 98. The Executive Branch is authorized to grant remunerated concessions of use for a maximum term of up to twenty-five years, over the right-of-way strips of federal highways, for the exclusive purpose of implementing reforestation.

Sole paragraph. The concessions referred to in this article shall comply with the specific rules on the use of public and movable property, contained in the pertinent legislation.

Art. 99. From the year following the promulgation of this law, the rural owner is obliged, when applicable, to restore on their property the Legal Forest Reserve, provided for in Law No. 4.771 of 1965, with the new wording given by Law No. 7.803 of 1989, by planting, each year, at least one thirtieth of the total area to complement the said Legal Forest Reserve (RFL). (Repealed by Provisional Measure No. 1.956 of 200)

§ 1 (Vetoed).

(Repealed by Provisional Measure No. 1.956-49 of 2000)

§ 2 The reforestation referred to in the caput of this article shall be carried out according to rules to be approved by the managing body of the matter.

(Repealed by Provisional Measure No. 1.956-49 of 2000)

Art. 99. From the year following the promulgation of this law, the rural owner is obliged, when applicable, to restore on their property the Legal Forest Reserve, provided for in Law No. 4.771 of 1965, with the new wording given by Law No. 7.803 of 1989, by planting, each year, at least one thirtieth of the total area to complement the said Legal Forest Reserve (RFL).

§ 1 (Vetoed).

§ 2 The reforestation referred to in the caput of this article shall be carried out according to rules to be approved by the managing body of the matter.

Art. 100. (Vetoed).

Art. 101. (Vetoed).

Art. 102. Soil must be respected as the natural heritage of the Country.

Sole paragraph. Soil erosion must be combated by the Public Authority and by rural owners.

Art. 103. The Public Authority, through the competent bodies, shall grant special incentives to the rural owner who:

I - preserves and conserves the native forest cover existing on the property;

II - recovers with native or ecologically adapted species the areas already devastated on their property;

III - suffers limitation or restriction on the use of natural resources existing on their property, for the purpose of protecting ecosystems, by act of the competent body, federal or state.

IV - adopts, on their property, integrated agroforestry, agropastoral or agrosilvopastoral systems aimed at the recovery of degraded areas or areas in the process of degradation.

(Included by Law No. 12.805 of 2013)

Effective Date

IV – promote the replacement of the extensive livestock system with the intensive livestock system; (Wording given by Law No. 13.158 of 2015)

V – adopt the organic system of agricultural production, under the terms of Law No. 10.831 of 23 December 2003. (Included by Law No. 13.158 of 2015)

Sole paragraph. For the purposes of this law, incentives are considered:

I - priority in obtaining official financial support, through the granting of rural credit and other types of financing, as well as agricultural insurance coverage granted by the Public Authorities.

I – priority in obtaining official financial support, through the granting of rural credit and other types of financing, as well as the subsidy granted by the public authorities for the rural insurance premium; (Wording given by Law No. 15.526, of 2026)

II - priority in the granting of benefits associated with rural infrastructure programs, notably electrification, irrigation, storage, telephony and housing;

III - preference in the provision of official technical assistance and development services, through the competent bodies;

IV - the supply of seedlings of native and/or ecologically adapted species produced for the purpose of restoring forest cover; and

V - technical-educational support in the development of environmental preservation, conservation and recovery projects.

Art. 104. The areas of rural properties considered to be of permanent preservation and legal reserve, provided for in Law No. 4.771, of 1965, with the new wording given by Law No. 7.803, of 1989, are exempt from taxation and from payment of the Rural Land Tax.

Sole paragraph. The exemption from the Rural Land Tax (ITR) extends to the areas of rural property of ecological interest for the protection of ecosystems, thus declared by act of the competent federal or state body and which expand the restrictions on use provided for in the caput of this article.

Art. 105. (Vetoed).

Art. 106. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Mara) is authorized to enter into agreements or arrangements with the States, the Federal District, the Territories, the Municipalities, public and private entities and bodies, cooperatives, unions, universities, foundations and associations, aiming at the development of agricultural, agro-industrial, fishing and forestry activities, within all the actions, instruments, objectives and activities provided for in this law.

Art. 107. This law enters into force on the date of its publication.

Art. 108. The provisions to the contrary are revoked.

Brasília, 17 January 1991; 170th of Independence and 103rd of the Republic.

FERNANDO COLLOR

Antonio Cabrera Mano Filho

This text does not replace the one published in the DOU of 18.1.1991 and

rectified on 12.3.1991

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