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