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The Mato Grosso Soybean and Corn Producers Association (Aprosoja MT) advocates for the enactment of a bill that extends the deadline for rural producers to regularize their properties located in border areas and complete registration ratification until October 2030. The organization considers this measure essential to guarantee property rights, increase legal certainty, and ensure the continuity of agricultural activity in the regions.
According to Diego Bertuol, administrative director and coordinator of the Agricultural Policy Committee at Aprosoja Mato Grosso, the extension is crucial given the bureaucratic and economic challenges currently faced by the agricultural sector.
"The extension of the deadline until 2030 is crucial for rural producers in the border region, especially those properties that have not yet been able to complete the ratification process due to bureaucratic complexity, the backlog of cases in notary offices, and legal uncertainty. This additional time ensures peace of mind so that producers can regularize their titles, have full access to scarce rural credit, and the security to continue investing and producing food for Brazil and the world. The agricultural sector is experiencing an economic crisis, resulting from years of tight margins and unpayable interest rates, all of which hinder work in the fields. Associates with more than 30 years on the land are experiencing the added stress of losing their property rights," he stated.
According to Diego Bertuol, the impacts of non-ratification affect both producers and society. "The loss of these properties would represent a huge setback for both producers and society. For producers, it means losing their assets—the land where they produce, generate income, and support their families. For society, it would mean less food production, job creation, and revenue. In border regions, the lack of regularization also opens the door to land disputes and even national security issues. Therefore, maintaining valid titles is in the collective interest, not just the individual interest of the producer," he concluded.
In addition to monitoring the project's progress in Congress, Aprosoja MT provides guidance to producers. These include distributing informational booklets, hosting live sessions with experts, providing direct support through the Producer Channel, and holding meetings at regional centers. The organization also emphasizes the importance of each producer contacting the property registry office in their region to monitor the status of their property.
"Aprosoja Mato Grosso has been working hard to defend producers, producing guidance booklets on land regulation, maintaining a producer channel to answer questions and connecting the organization with the grassroots. We also hold meetings with affected groups and consistently advise each producer to contact the land registry office in their region to monitor their situation. We also provide liaison, serving as a link between producers and the judiciary, legislative, and executive branches, presenting the problem and the path to a solution. This ongoing work demonstrates that the organization not only advocates but also provides practical tools to ensure producers are legally registered and protected," emphasizes Diego Bertuol.
Aprosoja MT recommends that producers contact their local registry office and begin the regularization process. For clarification, producers can contact the Producer Channel at (65) 3027-8100, the Agricultural Policy Commission, or access the information booklet available through the organization's official channels.
