G/AG/GEN/165  
 
4 September 2020  
(20-6018) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
AD HOC  REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES TAKEN BY BRAZIL  
IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR  
SUBMISSION BY BRAZIL  
1.  This communication builds upon documents "Responding to the COVID -19 pandemic with open 
and predictable trade in agricultural and food products " (G/AG/30/Rev. 2) and "COVID -19 initiative: 
protecting global food security through open trade " (G/AG/31/Rev.1).  
2.  This ad hoc report covers agricultural measures adopted by Brazil in relation to  COVID -19 as of 
29 July 2020. General schemes availabl e to all sectors of the economy are not included in the 
attached list.  
3.  Brazil acknowledges that this ad hoc report does not substitute to regular transparency 
obligations. Measures in this ad hoc report which constitute domestic support will be included in  
Brazil's  DS:1 notification covering the relevant year.  
  
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- 2 - Measure  Ministries/Agencies  Short Description  
Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos  (PAA)  
(Food Acquisition Program)  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply; Ministry of Citizenship; 
Ministry of Women, Family and Human 
Rights  Through Provisional Measure 957/2020 of April 27 , 2020, "PAA Compra com Doação 
Simultânea " (PAA Purchase with Simultaneous Donation  modality ) receiv ed an 
additional budget of BRL 370 million , which allows for the  purchase of food 
produced by family farmers and its cooperatives  for the subsequent donation for 
people at food and nutritional risk , and "PAA Leite " (PAA Milk modality)  received an 
additiona l budget of BRL  130 million,  which allows for the purchase of "in natura " 
milk from dairies and dairy family farmers from the semi -arid region for the 
subsequent distribution to charitable entities and socially vulnerable families . 
 
Programa  Nacional  de Alimentação  Escolar  (PNAE) 
(National School Feeding Program ) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply;  Ministry of Education.  Through Law 13.987  of 7 April 2020, continuation of  distribution of foodstuffs 
purchased with resources from the PNAE to  parents or guardians of students of 
public schools of basic education  was exceptionally authorized during the period of 
suspension of classes due to an emergency or public calamity . 
 
Funding and Investment Credit  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply;  Ministry of Economy.  
 Funding and investment  credit transactions  in agriculture were extended 
until 15 December  2020.  
Programa  Nacional  de Fortalecimento  da 
Agricultura  Familiar  (PRONAF)  
(National Program for Strengthening Family 
Farming ) e Programa Nacional de Apoio às 
Microempresas e Empresas de Pequeno 
Porte (PRONAMP ) 
(National Support Program for Micro and Small 
Enterprises ) 
 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply;  Ministry of Economy.  Through Resolution CMN 4.801 of 9 April 2020, special credit line s were created  for 
family and medium farmers with subsidized interest rates  and a 3 -year payment 
term for flowers, fruit and vegetables and milk  production . 
Garantia -safra Ministry of Agricu lture, Livestock and 
Food Supply  Through Ministerial Ordinance 15/2020 of 14  April the payment of the Guarantee -
Safra benefit  was authorized  to be made  in full in a single installment of 
BRL 850.00, due to the state of public calamity and  the measures to deal with the 
COVID -19 pandemic. In normal circumstances, the benefit is paid in five 
installments.  
 
 
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