Rural credit has ceased to be merely a tool for supporting production and has begun to play a broader role of organization and selection within the Brazilian agribusiness in 2026. The first week of April marks the consolidation of this change, with new rules for granting and greater rigor in the release of financing. The scenario points to a more selective environment, where access to credit now depends on environmental compliance, structured management, and greater capacity for planning on the part of producers. The main change comes from the financial system. Since April 1st, banking institutions have been required to cross-reference satellite deforestation data before releasing rural financing. In practice, access to credit is now conditioned on compliance with more stringent environmental criteria. The measure affects a multibillion-dollar volume of operations and repositions rural credit as an instrument for risk control and governance in the sector. With the new rules, rural ...