Reports on the Verification Process of Eligibility of Commercial Operators
An inter-ministerial committee published the results in 2008 of the legal review to convert old forest titles into concession contracts. A moratorium on new concessions continues to apply, but there has been a large increase in artisanal logging permits, which are being exploited at an industrial scale. The Forest Code and supporting norms do not require any due diligence process for artisanal permits.