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Decree No. 9.309 regulating Law No. 11.952 to regulate land tenure in rural areas.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Land & soil
Keyword
Concession Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Zoning Forest management/forest conservation Land reform Public land Agricultural land Land-use planning
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, consisting of 48 articles divided into nine Chapters and four Annexes, regulates Law No. 11.952 to provide for land regularization of rural areas in the framework of the Legal Amazon, established by Complementary Law No. 124 of 3 January 2007, and of the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA). The provisions of this Decree apply to land regularization of: occupations outside the Legal Amazon in the rural areas under INCRA management, except for the provisions of art. 11 of Law 11.952; and remaining areas of projects with colonization characteristics created by INCRA, inside or outside the Legal Amazon, prior to 10 October 1985. The provisions of this Decree apply subsidiarily to other areas not described in art. 3 of Law No. 11.952, under the jurisdiction of the Union in the Legal Amazon, which will be regularized by means of the instruments provided for in the patrimonial legislation.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Complementary Law No. 125 instituting the Superintendence for Northeast Development - SUDENE.

Legislation | Brazil | 2007

Keyword: Institution, Special fund, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 11.952 concerning public lands.

Legislation | Brazil | 2009

Keyword: Concession, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Zoning, Forest management/forest conservation, Land reform, Public land, Agricultural land, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX