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Changes the law that created the National Policy to Combat Desertification and Mitigate the Effects of Drought.

PL 5350/2023 · latest vote on March 27, 2024

Changes the law that created the National Policy to Combat Desertification and Mitigate the Effects of Drought. It seeks to guarantee water and food security in the semiarid region, provide for emergency programs against drought and create credit lines to rebuild small family and community production.

Key points and official text

Key points

  • Amends Law No. 13.153/2015, on the policy to combat desertification and drought
  • Deals with water and food security in Brazil's semiarid region
  • Provides for the use of emergency drought-relief programs in specified areas
  • Provides financing to rebuild small family and community production

Official text (PL 5350/2023)

The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.

Altera a Lei nº 13.153, de 30 de julho de 2015, que institui a Política Nacional de Combate à Desertificação e Mitigação dos Efeitos da Seca, para inserir o Programa Emergencial de Distribuição de Água (“Operação Carro-Pipa”) entre as atribuições do poder público e ampliar sua atuação. NOVA EMENTA: Altera a Lei nº 13.153, de 30 de julho de 2015, que institui a Política Nacional de Combate à Desertificação e Mitigação dos Efeitos da Seca, para garantir segurança hídrica e alimentar às regiões do semiárido brasileiro e o uso de programas emergenciais de combate à seca nas áreas que especifica e para prever linhas de financiamento específicas para recomposição da pequena produção familiar e comunitária.

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