Decree No. 7.859 approving the Regulation of the Development Fund for Amazonia (FDA).

This Decree approves the Regulation of the Development Fund for Amazonia (FDA), created by Provisional Measure No. 2.157-5 of 24 August 2001. This Regulation (attached to the Annex) and consisting of 13 Chapters and 4 Appendixes, is a financial management tool and establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from such fund, aiming at: guaranteeing investment resources within the working area of the Superintendency for the Development of Amazonia (SUDAM). Financial fund may be used for public infrastructures, services and productive activities with a great capacity of creating new business and productive activities.