O Sistema Nacional de Crédito Rural no Brasil: principais continuidades e descontinuidades no período 2003-2014

This article analyzes the main continuities and discontinuities of Brazil’s National Rural Credit System, with an emphasis on Program to Strengthen Family Farming, between 2003 2014. To this end, 2014 2017 a series interviews was carried out managers former federal public who played strategic role in area agricultural financing, before during time period studied, addition literature review data consultation Central Bank Brazil ministries whose performance is linked theme. The results indicate rural credit policies procedures governments Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva Dilma Rousseff. Some changes observed, which cannot be considered as ruptures from earlier periods, involved mainly expansion volume resources applied, reduced bureaucracy for accessing target public, new lines credit, greater discussion civil society construction complementary instruments aimed at family farming, such farm insurance.