Farmers with environmental embargoes accessed public funds to contract subsidized agricultural insurance policies in 2024. A survey by Repórter Brasil identified five properties in different regions of Mato Grosso that had areas embargoed for illegal deforestation in the Amazon and contracted policies from Brasilseg and Mapfre, partially paid with federal funds.
Insurance companies selling policies to farmers with environmental embargoes in MT
Government-subsidized agricultural insurance policies linked to embargoes on deforested lands