The rural credit can be used as a mechanism for controlling and preserving the environment,
through banking institutions, through responsible concessions to promote sustainable
development, such as combating deforestation. From this perspective, the research aimed to
investigate whether rural credit concessions, in the period from 2008 to 2020, have contributed
to deforestation in the town of Parauapebas, in the southeast of the state of Pará. This is a basic,
exploratory, correlational descriptive, action research, quantitative and qualitative. Regarding
data collection procedures, the research carried out a bibliographic survey, documentary
research and access to secondary data from public portals. This study also carried out field
research, through meetings with interventions from the Municipal Group to Combat Illegal
Deforestation (GCID) of Parauapebas. In relation to data analysis, geotechnology techniques
were carried out to create cartography and statistical, descriptive and multiple regression
analyses. The results demonstrated that the region showed persistent deforestation during the
studied period, with the predominance of land use and occupation in rural areas for use as
pastures. As found by the research in this dissertation, rural credit concessions in the period
from 2008 to 2020 were predominantly for livestock farming activities, with 97.01% in relation
to the total supported. Statistical analyzes demonstrated that rural credit promoted in the region
is not a significant factor in deforestation rates, confirming the relevance of environmental
management in financial institutions. The research also showed that the inclusion of
environmental policies in banking institutions can contribute to the preservation of the
environment, especially in this study, in the fight against illegal deforestation. Therefore,
environmental regularization is mandatory for promoting rural credit. Finally, a product was
developed, the Mitigation Plan, subsidized to contribute to establishing the goals of the Green
Municipalities Program (GMP).
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