Law that expands access of family farmers to Garantia-Safra is sanctioned

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the law that expands access for family farmers to the Garantia-Safra program. The new regulation, published in the Official Gazette of the Union last Friday (17), reduces requirements and speeds up the payment of benefits for producers affected by droughts or floods. With the change, the minimum percentage of crop loss required to receive the aid drops from 50% to 40%. The measure aims to assist families who previously did not qualify for the program because they did not meet the previous threshold and to ensure that resources arrive more quickly in situations of climate emergencies. The new law allows the government to pay the benefit in up to three monthly installments or in a single payment, as appropriate. This flexibility can be applied in situations such as public calamity, pandemic, epidemic, or national emergency. The proposal, originating from Bill 1282/24, was presented by Deputy Carlos Veras (PT-PE) and reported by Senator ...