en.Wedoany.com Reported - The National Monetary Council (CMN) has approved a modification to the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program (Proagro), aimed at improving system efficiency and financial balance.
The proposal includes reducing the tax rates paid by producers and revising crop loss verification procedures. The new rules will take effect on July 1, coinciding with the start of the 2026/27 agricultural plan. The Central Bank of Brazil stated that this revision is based on a reassessment of the program's risk profile, and the expected cost reduction will benefit producers without increasing public expenditure, thereby maintaining Proagro's core function as an agricultural protection tool.
On the regulatory front, the CMN is enhancing the security of the compensation disbursement process. Under the new rules, inspections must include georeferenced photographs to prove that records were completed within the actual affected area. In specific cases of severe partial loss, a single inspection can suffice for the technical report, but the remaining crop yield must still be included in the coverage calculation to maintain assessment accuracy. These measures aim to strengthen control mechanisms, reduce fraud risk, and increase the transparency of program operations.
Proagro is one of the main tools supporting rural producers in coping with losses from adverse climate events and pests or diseases. By providing guarantees for agricultural cost operations, it reduces the financial impact of activities and enhances the security of production planning. This tool is particularly important for family farmers and small-to-medium-sized producers and is integrated with Pronaf-related credit operations. Implemented on the eve of the launch of the 2026/27 agricultural plan, this change reflects the government's efforts to balance financial sustainability with producer protection. It is expected to help improve program efficiency, strengthen beneficiary confidence, and provide more reliable coverage disbursement guarantees in the face of climate challenges.
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