Decree No. 8.500 amending Decree No. 4.892 on the Fund for Land and Agricultural Reform. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Subsidy/incentive Special fund Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree amends articles 8 and 13 of Decree No. 4.892 regulating Act No. 93 creating the Fund for Land and Agricultural Reform. Amendments deal with new financial amounts and assistance requirements to be used for programmes and projects related to agrarian development. The risk of financing granted under this Decree will be the Land Fund and Land Reform, pursuant to art. 7 of Complementary Law No. 93 of 1998. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Act No. 93 creating the Fund for Lands and Agricultural Reform - 'Banco da Terra'. Legislation | Brazil | 1998 Keyword: Special fund, Land reform, Agricultural land, Family farming, Credit, Farming, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Decree No. 4.892 regulating Act No. 93 creating the Fund for Land and Agricultural Reform. Legislation | Brazil | 2003 (2019) Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund Source: FAO, FAOLEX