Amid the pandemic, lawmakers attempt to vote on the "land grabbing bill."
A measure enacted by Jair Bolsonaro at the end of 2019 benefits invaders and deforesters of public lands. The efforts of members of parliament to pass the text into law are being criticized by former ministers, NGOs, and opposition parties.
DW Brazil - Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, members of parliament began submitting requests to try to vote on Provisional Measure 910 of 2019. Nicknamed the "Land Grabbing MP," it allows for the obtaining of title without prior inspection in areas of up to 1.400 hectares in some municipalities of the Amazon and authorizes invaders who entered lands until December 2018 to become owners.
The measure was issued last December by President Jair Bolsonaro and is valid until May 19. To become law, it needs to be voted on by Congress before it expires. Last week, three deputies submitted requests for a vote on the provisional measure: Hélio Leite (DEM/RO), Lucio Mosquini (MDB/RO), and Júnior Ferrari (PSD/PA).
Prior to that, on April 30th, Congressman Fausto Pinato (PP/SP) requested its inclusion on the agenda, arguing that "the provisional measure makes the procedure more effective, which greatly contributes to the much-desired peace in the countryside," and that "its conversion into law will help ensure greater legal certainty on the subject."
At the time the measure was published, the government and agribusiness entities stated that it would accelerate the granting of land titles to people already on the land, who, according to them, would be able to produce more with greater access to credit. But for NGOs and other institutions, the rules reward those who illegally invaded and deforested public areas.
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