International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (IJAERS) [Vol-7, Issue-11, Nov- 2020] https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijaers.711.42 ISSN: 2349-6495(P) | 2456-1908(O) www.ijaers.com Page | 326 The Reflexes of the Brazilian Forestry Code in Agribusiness Rildo Mourão Ferreira 1 , Paloma Pflüger Barbosa 2 1 Pós-Doutor em Desenvolvimento Sustentável pela UnB. Doutor em Ciências Sociais pela PUC/SP. Mestre em Direito Empresarial pela Universidade de Franca. Pós-Graduado em Direito das Relações do Trabalho pela Universidade Mogi das Cruzes. Professor Titular da Faculdade de Direito da UniRV. Professor do Mestrado em Direito do Agronegócio e Desenvolvimento da UniRV. Bolsista do Programa Bolsa Pesquisador da UniRV. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa – Direito, Agronegócio e Sustentabilidade – UniRV, certificado pelo CNPq. 2 Graduanda do curso de Direito da Universidade de Rio Verde-GO. Bolsista do programa de Iniciação Científica da UniRV, na modalidade PIBIC, certificado pelo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq. Received: 11 Sept 2020; Received in revised form: 16 Nov 2020; Accepted: 23 Nov 2020; Available online: 02 Dec 2020 ©2020 The Author(s). Published by AI Publications. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Abstract— The research addresses the reflections of the Brazilian Forestry Code inserted in the context of agribusiness, observing its development in parallel with environmental preservation. The objective is to identify the repercussion of forest legislation on agribusiness, promoting reflection on the unrestrained exploitation of nature resources in Brazil, which cause present and future impacts on the environment, especially in Conservation Units. The expansion of agribusiness has advanced and transformed socio- environmental relations, so that the effectiveness of forest legislation is fundamental to ensure an ecologically balanced environment. However, it is essential to highlight the awareness policies for preserving the Conservation Units as a means of achieving the sustainable development of agribusiness. The article is of a descriptive nature, using bibliographic research, data gathering, Brazilian Forest Code legislation and other scientific bases. Thus, it was verified that the current forest rules seek environmental preservation, which is fundamental for the safety of future generations. Also, the agribusiness was benefited, because the Forest Legislation made the suspension of fines more flexible, in the case of the institution of Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserves, besides the creation of the Rural Environmental Cadastre and, consequently, the exemption from the registration of the Legal Reserve. Keywords— Agribusiness; Environmental Preservation; Brazilian Forestry Code; Nature Resources. I. INTRODUCTION This article was prepared under the Scientific Initiation Program of the University of Rio Verde, in the modality PIBIC/CNPQ (2019-2020), with support from the National Research Council - CNPQ. The research consists of a study on the legislation of the Brazilian Forest Code of 2012 and its repercussions on agribusiness and the environment, since environmental impacts occur in an exacerbated manner over the years. The objective is to make an analysis about the repercussion occurred in the current Brazilian Forest Code (Law n. 12.651/2012), and its scope to promote the regularization of agribusiness in parallel to environmental preservation. Besides, the present work was developed with theoretical character, aiming a better understanding of the approached subject. It contextualizes facts and concrete data, through bibliographical analysis, promoting reflections about the existing Conservation Units, in order to explain the effectiveness of the legislation about the environmental preservation and the regularization of protected areas, which reflects directly on the agribusiness. To this end, it addresses agricultural expansion and the importance of the 2012 Brazilian Forestry Code, explaining the relevance of the Conservation Units and the Cerrado biome for the development of agribusiness and environmental preservation, in addition to the regularization of rural properties in light of previous forestry legislation and current legislation.