Brazil
#00249
OngoingNational
Implementer
Government of Brazil with states, municipalities, civil society and traditional communities
Timeline
Since Jul 31, 2024
Location
Brazil-14.2350, -51.9253
Description
Brazil enacted Law 14,944 on 2024-07-31 to establish a National Integrated Fire Management Policy. The law formally recognises ecological and traditional fire use, prevention, response, recovery, shared governance across federal/state/municipal/civil-society actors, and a national fire information system spanning multiple biomes. Implementation is ongoing.
Lessons learned
- A national policy framework can legally distinguish beneficial (ecological/traditional) fire from destructive fire across different biomes, enabling differentiated management rather than blanket suppression.
- Legal recognition must be followed by funded institutions, operational plans, fire brigades and transparent evaluation mechanisms to have practical effect.