Lula Signs 28 Decrees to Advance Quilombola Land Expropriations Across 14 States

Overview

• Decrees cover 31 communities in 14 states and are expected to benefit about 5,200 quilombola families over more than 100,000 hectares.
• Publication in the federal register authorizes Incra to inspect properties, conduct price evaluations and file expropriation actions, subject to funding availability.
• In Bahia, six territories totaling 23,100 hectares involve 128 rural properties slated for expropriation, benefiting 743 registered families.
• The decrees represent the step immediately before definitive titling, which follows indemnification of current landowners.
• With these acts, Lula reaches 60 decrees for quilombola areas in his current term after a signing ceremony on Nov. 20 at the Palácio da Alvorada attended by Minister Anielle Franco.