STF determines payment of R$ 132 thousand of MT to PA after territorial dispute

The territorial division was demarcated in 1922. In 2020, after almost 22 years of legal dispute, the STF maintained the limits between the states. In May 2023, however, Mato Grosso once again questioned this understanding by filing a new lawsuit with the Court.

As the defined amount exceeds the limit allowed for payment through a Small Value Request (RPV), the STF ordered the issuance of a court order. The document is a court order for the payment of public debts after the definitive closure of the process.

The change, however, also raised doubts about rural properties that are physically in Pará territory, but continue to have real estate records linked to Mato Grosso.

One of the cases involves three rural areas registered in Vila Rica, in the northeast of Mato Grosso, but located in the territory of Pará. The owner reported difficulties in transferring the registrations and regularizing the properties with the competent bodies.

An agreement provides for the preparation of a diagnosis of the situation of these properties and a work plan to advance land regularization.

According to the STF's decision, the amount of the charge was updated and there was no contestation from Mato Grosso. With the decision, the government of Mato Grosso must arrange payment of the amount.