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| Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA) |
| Native name | Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil |
| Formation | 1930s |
| Headquarters | Brasília |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Leader title | President |
Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA) is a Brazilian agricultural organization that represents rural producers, agribusiness associations, and state-level federations. It operates as a central advocacy and service body interacting with legislative, judicial, and executive institutions, as well as with private sector actors. CNA engages across policy, technical assistance, trade, and social programs affecting producers in diverse biomes and production chains.
The organization traces origins to early 20th-century agrarian associations in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraná, evolving through interactions with institutions like the Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil), Getúlio Vargas administrations, and post‑World War II agricultural policies. During the military period involving figures associated with Junta Militar (1969) and later democratisation with leaders tied to José Sarney, CNA consolidated state federations from Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, and Tocantins. CNA’s development intersected with events such as the Plano Cruzado, Plano Real, and trade negotiations linked to the Mercosur and World Trade Organization.
CNA is structured around a National Board, president, vice-presidents, and technical councils that coordinate with state-level federations like the Federação da Agricultura do Estado de São Paulo and private entities such as the Confederação Nacional da Indústria and Associação Brasileira de Supermercados. Governance mechanisms reference statutes similar to frameworks in the Constitution of Brazil and coordinate with oversight bodies including the Tribunal de Contas da União and interactions with the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) and Federal Senate (Brazil). Executive offices in Brasília liaise with ministries such as the Ministry of Agrarian Development and institutes like the Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária and Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis.
CNA represents producers in negotiations with institutions including the Presidency of Brazil, Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil), and multilateral organizations like the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank. It provides technical input to policy instruments influenced by laws such as the Código Florestal (Brazilian Forest Code), fiscal measures debated in the Supremo Tribunal Federal, and market rules shaped within forums like Mercosur. CNA also engages judicially via legal actions in courts including the Superior Court of Justice when representing member interests.
CNA advocates positions on agrarian reform dialogues linked to the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, sustainability measures resonant with the Paris Agreement, and trade issues involving partners such as the European Union, United States, China, Argentina, and India. Policy campaigns have addressed taxation affecting producers debated in the Ministry of Finance (Brazil), regulatory matters intersecting with the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality, and credit programs coordinated with the Banco do Brasil and Caixa Econômica Federal.
CNA administers extension and capacity-building initiatives aligning with models from the Embrapa and collaborates on technological diffusion used by producers in the Cerrado, Pantanal, Amazon Rainforest, Caatinga, and Atlantic Forest. Services include risk management tools linked to the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) financing lines, insurance schemes coordinated with the Superintendência de Seguros Privados, and training programs developed alongside educational institutions like the Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal de Viçosa.
CNA maintains partnerships with international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and private partners including the International Finance Corporation. Bilateral engagements occur with national institutions such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK), United States Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China), and cooperation projects with entities like the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). CNA participates in forums like COP29-related dialogues and trade negotiations impacting Mercosur and World Trade Organization agreements.
CNA has faced criticism from social movements such as the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra and environmental NGOs like Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund over positions on the Código Florestal (Brazilian Forest Code), deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, and settlement policies tied to the Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária. Controversies have involved disputes with the Ministry of Environment (Brazil) and parliamentary inquiries in the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) regarding land use, legal challenges in the Supremo Tribunal Federal, and public debates with market actors including the Associação Brasileira de Supermercados and exporters to the European Union and China.
Category:Agricultural organisations based in Brazil Category:Organizations established in the 1930s