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Deadline for Rural Property Georeferencing Extended Until 2029
The Federal Government has published Decree No. 12,689/2025, which amends Decree No. 4,449/2002 and extends by four years the deadline for the requirement of georeferencing certification for rural properties.
- Previous Rule
The previous decree established staggered deadlines according to the size of the property, which led many rural landowners to fall into cadastral and registry irregularities due to the technical complexity and the large number of pending cases.
- What Changes Now
Under the new rule, the deadline becomes uniform — until November 21, 2029 — and the georeferencing requirement now applies only to cases of alienation, division, subdivision, or unification of rural properties, regardless of the size of the area.
The measure proposed by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (MDA), aims to simplify requirements, reduce cadastral irregularities, and grant more time for landowners to plan and comply with georeferencing obligations.
- Point of Attention
The new decree does not expressly address the provision of real guarantees (such as mortgages or fiduciary alienation) based on rural properties that have not yet been georeferenced.
Therefore, it will be necessary to monitor how Real Estate Registry Offices interpret and apply the new provisions in practice, especially regarding the acceptance of such acts during the extension period.
Decree No. 12,689/2025 entered into force on the date of its publication, October 21, 2025.