Government announces R$525 billion for agribusiness and changes rural credit rules

The federal government launched this Tuesday (30) the new cycle of the Safra Plan, which is the country's main rural credit program aimed at financing agricultural production.
The 2026/2027 Safra Plan, according to the government, will have R$525.1 billion allocated to financing medium and large rural producers.
The value increased by R$9 billion in relation to the last plan for the period. 2025/2026.
The new Safra Plan comes into force on July 1st and will be valid until June 30th, 2027 (read more below).
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Of the total resources:
R$414.7 billion will be allocated to costing and commercialization operations;
R$110.3 billion will be directed to investments.
Change in the rules
The government also changed the rules for rural credit.
From this harvest onwards, financing with subsidized resources cannot be used by projects that involve the suppression of native vegetation.
The contracts will also inform the origin of the resources used in credit operations, as a way of increasing transparency.
Lula at the launch of the 2025 Safra Plan, which offers credit with subsidized interest to farmers
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Lula's absence
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) did not participate in the launch of the Safra Plan for large properties.
Lula embarked this Tuesday morning for Asunción, in Paraguay, where he is participating in the Mercosul Summit.
The launch of the Safra Plan is led by the vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin, in Brasília at the Palácio do Planalto.
Lula is expected to return to Brasília this Tuesday and the expectation is that he will participate, at the end of the day, in the launch ceremony of the Family Farming Safra Plan.
- This report is in progress update

Source: G1