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Law No. 8.629 regulating rural land property in compliance with the Agrarian Reform.

Country
Brazil
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Law regulates rural land property in compliance with Agricultural Reform. It consists of 28 articles establishing the requirements to be satisfied by rural lands in order to be exploited or not, according to chapter III, title VII, of the Federal Constitution. It also defines different use of 'rural lands' for activity concerning agriculture, forestry, sylvo-pastoralism, stockbreeding, etc. and prohibits land exploitation when they are protected areas.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bra14660original.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bra14660.pdf
Web site
http://www.planalto.gov.br
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of publication.
Notes
Last amendments up to Law No. 14.757 of 19 December 2023.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Lei n. 8.629 - Dispõe sobre a regulamentação dos dispositivos constitucionais relativos à reforma agrária, previstos no Capítulo III, Título VII, da Constituição Federal.
Amended by
Law No. 14.119 creating the National Payment Policy for Environmental Services.
Implemented by
Decree No. 9.424 regulating art. 17 of Law No. 8.629 providing for the granting of credits for settlement projects to the beneficiaries of the National Agrarian Reform Programme.
Decree No. 9.311 regulating Act No. 8.629 to provide for the process of selection, permanence and titling for families benefiting from the National Agrarian Reform Programme.
Decree No. 9.066 regulating Law 8.629 on the settlement credits within the agrarian reform programme.
Decree No. 8.738 regulating the selection process for the families beneficiary of the National Agrarian Reform.
Decree No. 51.565 regulating the State Policy on Technical Assistance, Rural and Social Extension (PEATERS); the State Program of Technical Assistance and Rural and Social Extension (PROATERS); the State Fund for Technical Assistance and Rural and Social Extension (FUNDATERS); the State Council for Sustainable Rural Development (CEDRS).
Decree of 8 December 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Alagoas, Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, and Piauí.
Decree of 8 December 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, and Rio de Janiero.
Decree of 1 December 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Alagoas Bahia, Ceará, Pará, Pernambuco, and Piauí.
Decree of 24 November 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 24 November 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Ceará.
Decree of 22 November 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Ceará, Goiás, Paraíba, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.
Decree of 18 November 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Minas Gerais State.
Decree of 26 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties the States of Bahia, Ceará, Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso, and Rio de Janeiro.
Decree of 26 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties the States of Bahia, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Pará.
Decree of 22 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties the States of Goias, Maranhão, Pará, and Paraíba.
Decree of 21 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Mato Grosso State.
Decree of 20 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Tocantins State.
Decree of 18 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Pará State.
Decree of 8 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Bahia, Paraíba, Piauí, and São Paulo .
Decree of 5 October 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Tocantins State.
Decree of 30 September 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Mato Grosso State.
Decree of 29 June 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Bahia, Espírito Santo and Maranhão.
Decree of 24 June 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Minas Gerais.
Decree of 2 June 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Alagoas, Bahia, Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso.
Decree of 1 June 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in Piaui State.
Decree of 25 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property "Fazenda Leitão e Santa Helena", in the State of Goiás.
Decree of 24 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Pernambuco.
Decree of 19 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Catarina.
Decree of 19 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the property "Fazenda Santa Helena" in Minas Gerais State.
Decree of 19 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the property "Fazenda Cristalino" in Pará State.
Decree of 3 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property "Fazenda Santa Fé" in the State of Minas Gerais.
Decree of 3 May 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 28 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Minas Gerais.
Decree of 28 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property "Fazenda Lages", in the State of Goias.
Decree of 26 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Sergipe.
Decree of 20 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property “Fazenda Amazônia”, in the State of Pará.
Decree of 20 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Ceará, Maranhão, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo and Tocantins.
Decree of 20 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, specific State rural properties.
Decree of 14 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Goias, Piauí and Sergipe.
Decree of 2 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, specific State rural properties.
Decree of 2 April 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, specific State properties.
Decree of 10 February 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Ceará and Piauí.
Decree of 3 February 2004 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, specific State rural properties.
Decree of 22 December 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Bahia, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Santa Catarina.
Decree of 29 October 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Piauí and São Paulo.
Decree of 29 September 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Bahia and Sergipe.
Decree of 29 August 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Bahia, Goias and Pernambuco.
Decree of 29 August 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Maranhão and Minas Gerais.
Decree of 18 July 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Sergipe and São Paulo.
Decree of 8 July 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property “Fazenda Buraco” in the State of Minas Gerais.
Decree of 16 June 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 16 June 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Ceará, Goias, Mato Grosso and Paraiba.
Decree of 19 May 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property "Estância do Céu, Santa Adelaide, do Salso, Caieira e Posto Bragança", in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Decree of 19 of March 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 18 March 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 25 February 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Paraíba and Pernambuco.
Decree of 25 February 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 25 February 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Alagoas, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Decree of 25 February 2003 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some rural properties in the States of Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, de Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Santa Catarina and Sergipe.
Decree of 4 December 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Tocantins, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Minas Gerais, Maranhão, Ceará.
Decree of 2 December 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte.
Decree of 21 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Pará, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Tocantins.
Decree of 21 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 21 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of São Paulo.
Decree of 8 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Para, Minas Gerais, Maranhao, Goias, Ceará.
Decree of 8 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso.
Decree of 6 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Tocantins and Pernambuco.
Decree of 6 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Sergipe, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Maranhão, and Alagoas.
Decree of 5 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Tocantins, Sergipe, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Pará, Maranhão, Espírito Santo, and Alagoas.
Decree of 5 November 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 17 October 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Decree of 18 September 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará and Serjipe.
Decree of 5 September 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, and Ceará.
Decree of 26 August 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Alagoas. Tocantins, Santa Catarina, Piauí, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, and Maranhão.
Decree of 19 August 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Paraíba and Pernambuco.
Decree of 25 March 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the States of Paraíba and Sergipe.
Decree of 20 March 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Bahia.
Decree of 19 March 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Piauí.
Decree of 14 February 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Goias.
Decree of 24 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Goias.
Decree of 15 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Alagoas.
Decree of 15 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Tocantins.
Decree of 15 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of São Paulo.
Decree of 15 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Minas Gerais.
Decree of 15 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Pernambuco.
Decree of 11 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Minas Gerais.
Decree of 11 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Alagoas.
Decree of 11 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of São Paulo.
Decree of 11 January 2002 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, some properties in the State of Pernambuco.
Decree of 28 September 1999 declaring of social interest, for the purposes of the agrarian reform, the rural property “Volta Cariacá” in the State of Bahia.