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Law No. 11.977 regulating the Programme “Minha Casa, Minha Vida” on land regularization in urban settlements.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land-use planning Cadastre/land registration Concession Urban land
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, composed of four Chapters divided into 83 articles, regulates the Programme “Minha Casa, Minha Vida” on regularization of urban settlements. It aims to support municipalities in building new houses in order to help families to get one, giving priority to people living within informal settlements of urban areas. The Law pays special attention to sustainable urban projects and it also defines criteria to evaluate them.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.senado.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 10.257 on Urban Policy.

Legislation | Brazil | 2001

Keyword: Classification/declassification, EIA, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decree No. 7.499 regulating Law No. 11.977 on the Programme “Minha Casa, Minha Vida”.

Legislation | Brazil | 2011 (2019)

Keyword: Land-use planning, Cadastre/land registration, Concession, Urban land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 7.795 amending provisions of Law No. 11.977 on the Programme “Minha Casa, Minha Vida” PMCMV.

Legislation | Brazil | 2012

Keyword: Land-use planning, Cadastre/land registration, Concession, Urban land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 12.424 amending the Programme “Minha Casa, Minha Vida” on land regularization in urban settlements.

Legislation | Brazil | 2011

Keyword: Land-use planning, Cadastre/land registration, Concession, Urban land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX