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20-516: The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Buritis (21.29%) Nova Mamoré (12.98%) and Porto Velho (65.73%) in the state of Rondônia. It has an area of 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres). The Jaci Paraná River forms its western boundary. Altitudes range from 100 to 250 metres (330 to 820 ft) above sea level. The reserve adjoins the Rio Pardo Environmental Protection Area to

40-535: A century. It is federally owned land. The traditional residents mainly collect native fruits such as cupuaçu , tucumã , açaí and bacuri , collect Brazil nuts and extract rubber. Most of the people practice hunting and fishing to some extent, and some agriculture. The Jaci-Paraná Rubber Tappers Association represents the residents in managing the reserve. The reserve has suffered from invasion by loggers and squatters, and large amounts of timber have been illegally harvested. According to Imazon , between 2002 and 2007

60-410: Is a large producer of soybeans, beans, and corn. There were some small transformation industries (41 in 2005) and commercial retail establishments (277 in 2005). There were 19 restaurants and small hotels employing 10 workers in 2005. Outside agriculture, the biggest employer in the town was probably public administration with 634 salaried workers in 2005. In 2007 there were 2 financial institutions in

80-485: Is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). Law 692 of 27 December 1996 altered the limits of the reserve, which now covered 191,324 hectares (472,770 acres). The State Department of Environmental Development (SEDAM) was to work with the Rondônia Institute of Land and Colonization (ITERON) to implement and manage the reserve. The deliberative council

100-479: Is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated cities or towns that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais ), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District cannot be divided into municipalities , which

120-490: Is why its territory is composed of several administrative regions . These regions are directly managed by the government of the Federal District, which exercises constitutional and legal powers that are equivalent to those of the states , as well as those of the municipalities, thus simultaneously assuming all the obligations arising from them. The 1988 Brazilian Constitution treats the municipalities as parts of

140-548: The Brazilian states . Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas

160-496: The Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Dam . The revised area of the reserve would be 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres). By 2014 there were about 200 illegal cattle ranches in the reserve, with over 44,000 cattle. On 16 January 2014, owners of cattle in the reserve were given 40 days notice to remove their cattle. In response, state legislative decree 506 of 11 February 2014 revoked decree 7.335 that had created

180-460: The Federation and not simply dependent subdivisions of the states. Each municipality has an autonomous local government, comprising a mayor ( prefeito ) and a legislative body called municipal chamber ( câmara municipal ). Both the local government and the legislative body are directly elected by the population every four years. These elections take place at the same time all over the country;

200-658: The Rio Madeira B and Rio Vermelho state forests. Buritis Buritis is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil . It is located just south of the Urucuia River, which is a tributary of the São Francisco River . Surrounding municipalities are Formoso , Arinos , Unaí , and Formosa . There are highway connections linking Buritis with Formosa (approximately 130 km to

220-479: The city. Main agricultural crops in planted area (2006) Farm data for 2006 The Urucuia waterfall, located on the road that links Buritis to Arinos , has become a tourist attraction. Nearby are the low mountains of Taquaril, Olhos D´água, Bonito, Bonita, São Vicente, Serra Geral and Morcego. IBGE Municipalities of Brazil Recent elections The municipalities of Brazil ( Portuguese : municípios do Brasil ) are administrative divisions of

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240-534: The constitution of Brazil gave government and society the duty to protect an ecologically balanced environment. It seemed that the area was being rapidly degraded, which justified fast and efficient measures. The case was tried by the court of Rondônia, which upheld the decision of the state prosecutor on 2 May 2016. The judgement also upheld revocation of decrees that had revoked the Rio Madeira Environmental Protection Area and

260-682: The east and the Bom Futuro National Forest to the northeast, separated from these two units by the Rio Branco , a tributary of the Jaci Paraná River. The reserve would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor , connecting it to neighboring conservation units. The reserve is in an area of rubber concessions, generically called the Jaci Paraná concessions, that had been used for more than

280-504: The last municipal elections were held on 15 November 2020. Each municipality has the constitutional power to approve its own laws, as well as collecting taxes and receiving funds from the state and federal governments. However, municipal governments have no judicial power per se , and courts are only organised at the state or federal level. A subdivision of the state judiciary, or comarca , can either correspond to an individual municipality or encompass several municipalities. The seat of

300-649: The municipal administration is a nominated city ( cidade ), with no specification in the law about the minimum population, area or facilities. The city always has the same name as the municipality, as they are not treated as distinct entities. Municipalities can be subdivided, only for administrative purposes, into districts (normally, new municipalities are formed from these districts). Other populated sites are villages, but with no legal effect or regulation. Almost all municipalities are subdivided into neighbourhoods ( bairros ), although most municipalities do not officially define their neighbourhood limits (usually small cities in

320-538: The rate of deforestation in the reserve was 3.74%, second only to the Bom Futuro National Forest at 4.34%. By July 2007, 37,500 hectares (93,000 acres), or 20% of the total area, had been deforested. The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve was created by state governor decree 7.335 of 17 January 1996 with an area of about 205,000 hectares (510,000 acres) as a territorial space for sustainable use and conservation of renewable natural resources. The reserve

340-454: The reserve. The decree to revoke the reserve, and decrees that also revoked the Rio Madeira Environmental Protection Area, Rio Madeira B State Forest and Rio Vermelho State Forest, were opposed by the traditional populations but supported by loggers, ranchers and farmers. Defending the decree, Deputy Ribamar Araújo (PT) said that the only development model that worked for Rondônia was for forest to give way to agriculture and livestock. The decree

360-421: The west taking BR-030), Unaí (approximately 130 km to the southwest), and Arinos (approximately 110 km. to the southeast). The municipality contains 21% of the 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres) Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve , created in 1996. It contains part of the Bom Futuro National Forest , established in 1988. The economy is based on cattle raising (88,000 in 2006) and agriculture. Buritis

380-587: Was created on 19 September 2001. Federal act 105 of 30 June 2004 gave preliminary approval for use of 112,839 hectares (278,830 acres) of federal property, part of the Gleba Capitão Silvio, for implementation of the reserve. State law 633 changed the limits of the reserve to exclude the area occupied by the Serra dos Três Irmãos Ecological Station , Rio Madeira Environmental Protection Area and Rio Vermelho State Forest . It also excluded areas used for

400-409: Was supported by 15 of the 16 deputies who attended the session. The Amazon Working Group, with more than 600 organizations representing farmers, rubber tappers, Indians, maroons, environmental organizations and human rights groups, published an open letter denouncing the state legislative decree. An injunction of 14 April 2014 by the state prosecutor suspended the decree. The state prosecutor noted that

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