Provisional Measure 910 substantially alters the current rules for regularizing occupations on federal public lands in Brazil. These changes, if approved by the National Congress, will legalize areas that have been invaded and illegally deforested, especially in the Amazon.

Researchers from Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-Rio) prepared 10 questions and answers to clarify what is at stake with MP 910/2019.