Proposal

Reinstate the Bolsa Verde cash transfer Programme, prioritising families living in extreme poverty in forest areas of the Brazilian Legal Amazon.

Problem

Data from the 2021 Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) indicate that the percentage of people living below the poverty line in the Brazilian Legal Amazon reached 45%, 18 percentage points above the average for the rest of the country. Unemployment in the nine states that comprise the Amazon region has worsened considerably (13.8%); and the informal job market reached 48.7%, versus 32.6% for the rest of Brazil. These indicators point to a systemic problem. Although it is not a determining factor for deforestation – on the contrary, it is also a result of it – this situation makes the most vulnerable groups within rural populations heavily dependent on illegal and predatory activities regarding the environment.

Goals

This decree proposes the immediate reinstatement of the Environmental Conservation Support Programme, also known as the Bolsa Verde Programme (PBV). The Programme would benefit families living in extreme poverty in areas of the Brazilian Legal Amazon. Resuming the programme would represent a crucial step towards providing alternatives to illegal activities, which are largely responsible for environmental degradation. And the programme must be combined with other policies to improve the quality of life of and access to services by these populations.

Main axe

economic

ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERES OF COMPETENCE

federal

Key Actors

Federal Government
States
Municipalities
Legislative
Civil society
Local communities

Resources needed

Allocation of existing financial resources
Allocation of existing human resources
Anticipated need for additional financial resources

steps

01
Executive order
02
30 days
03
60 days
04
05
VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Publish executive order.
Formally create the programme’s Management Committee.
Submit work plan.
Map and regis- ter families.
Monitor and review Pro- gramme.
Provide eco- nomic activity alternatives that contribute to environmental conservation.

Basic applicable legislation

Law No. 12.512/2011 - Created the Environmental Conservation Support Programme and the Programme to Promote Rural Production Activities; amended Law No. 10.696, of July 2, 2003, Law No. 10.836, of January 9, 2004, and Law No. 11.326, of July 24, 2006.

Decree No. 7.572/2011 - Regulates provisions in the Provisional Decree No. 535, of June 2, 2011, which address the Environmental Conservation Support Programme - Bolsa Verde.

Bills of Interest

Bill No. 2.402/2022 - Provides for the use and protection of the native vegetation of the Amazon Biome, and for economic incentive mechanisms for the Amazon bioeconomy, among other related provisions.

Bill No. 2.413/2022 - Creates the National Programme for Sustainable Agriculture, among other measures. Appended to Bill No. 348/2021, which creates a special line of credit for investments by small and medium-sized rural producers, with resources from constitutional financing funds and from the federal budget.

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