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

Overview

• The package covers rural properties serving 31 quilombola communities in 34 municipalities, affecting about 5,200 families across 14 states including Bahia, Paraná and Rio de Janeiro.
• By declaring the areas of social interest, the decrees enable Incra to conduct site inspections and price appraisals and to arrange prior cash compensation for current owners.
• The actions represent the procedural step immediately before collective land titling for the communities.
• With this batch, officials say Lula has reached 60 expropriation acts for quilombola areas in his current term.
• Implementation depends on a nine-stage administrative sequence and available federal funds, with the announcement timed to Black Consciousness Day and framed as part of a racial-equality agenda.