Legal services for agribusiness, from the farm gate to the courtroom

PRACTICE AREAS

In agribusiness, legal work follows the production cycle: the contract before planting, the land in order, crop financing, the people who work and the succession that secures the next generation on the farm.

Rural contracts

Land, environment and labor

Succession and rural holding

Rural credit and debts

• Crop leases and pasture rental, per head or per area

• Agricultural and livestock partnerships (breeding, rearing and fattening)

• Purchase and sale of cattle and grain, with collection from defaulters

• Input-for-crop swaps (barter), CPR, loans for use and storage

• Property records, georeferencing, CAR, CCIR and ITR in order

• Adverse possession, boundaries, easements and possession disputes

• Defense against environmental violation notices and embargoes

• Harvest contracts and rural labor defense

• Rural holding and farm succession planning

• Donation of shares with reserved usufruct

• Activity as an individual or a company, compared case by case

• Protection against splitting up the property

• Extension of rural debts when the harvest or prices fall short

• Renegotiation with banks, dealers and trading companies

• Defense in collection lawsuits, seizure of crops and machinery

• Judicial and out-of-court reorganization for rural producers

Farmers sort things out on WhatsApp, between one task and the next. Our service keeps up.

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You tell us the situation

We review papers and deadlines

You receive the plan and the proposal

On WhatsApp, with photos of any documents you have: property records, contracts, credit notes, notices or tax assessments. No red tape at first contact.

We check the status of the land, the contracts and the debts, and what has deadlines running: defense against fines, debt maturities, right of first refusal on leases.

Clear guidance on the path and a written fee proposal: one-off matter, harvest by harvest or ongoing advice for the property.

Founding attorney · Master's candidate in Law

The firm is led by attorney Sidnei Pedro Dias, with more than ten years of practice in agribusiness: rural contracts, holding structures for producers, property regularization and defense of producers in enforcement actions and assessments.

OAB/GO 48.603 · OAB/DF 68.207 · OAB/SP 501.693

Headquartered in Anápolis-GO with fully digital service, SPD Advocacia serves producers and agribusiness companies throughout Brazil. The team follows every step, from the contract to the courtroom.

Sidnei Pedro Dias Sociedade Individual de Advocacia · registered with OAB/GO under no. 3,123

Common examples, described in general terms. Each case depends on its own facts and documents.

Arrendamento de boca

Bad harvest, tight debt

Crop leases, pasture rentals and partnerships are valid even when verbal, but without a written contract they become a source of conflict: minimum terms, renewal, right of first refusal and division of production have legal rules that many people only discover in a dispute. Setting the price in sacks of grain also requires careful drafting. Putting it on paper protects both parties.

When the harvest fails and the credit notes fall due, acting before enforcement widens the options: extension, rescheduling, review of guarantees and, in more serious situations, judicial reorganization, which the law also allows for individual producers who meet the requirements. In 2026, Provision 216 of the National Justice Inspectorate standardized parameters for these requests.

Machinery targeted by the bank

Small family property

Tractors and harvesters financed with the machine itself as collateral can be quickly repossessed when installments fall behind. There are defenses and ways to negotiate, but the reaction time is short: once the notice arrives, every day counts to keep the machine working.

The Constitution protects small family-worked rural property from seizure, and the STF has recognized this protection even when the property was given as collateral. For those who live from what they grow, this defense can be decisive.

Do you serve individual producers and rural companies?

Yes, both. From family farmers to groups with several properties and companies, what changes is the recommended structure, including the comparison between keeping the activity as an individual or organizing it as a company.

Does digital service work for those on the farm?

Yes: everything is handled via WhatsApp and video calls, with documents photographed on your phone, without you having to leave the property on a working day. In-person visits, when needed, are arranged case by case.

My lease is only verbal. Is it valid?

Yes, and rural law applies even without paperwork, including on terms and right of first refusal. The problem is proof: without a written contract, each side tells a different version. Formalizing it works both for a new deal and to settle a dispute over an old one.

I'm struggling with my bank credit notes. When should I seek guidance?

Before they fall due, whenever possible. With time there are more alternatives: renegotiating, rescheduling, reviewing guarantees. Once the bank goes to court there are still defenses, but options narrow and costs rise.

How are fees charged?

Depending on the matter: one-off work has a fixed fee; collections may combine a fixed fee with a success percentage; and properties with constant needs have ongoing advice. In all cases, the proposal comes in writing before any engagement.

Tell us on WhatsApp what you need to solve, with photos of any documents you have. The team replies with an initial review, the deadlines running and a written proposal.

If you prefer, write to dias@spd.adv.br

Informational content, in line with OAB rules (Provision 205/2021). Each case needs its own analysis, and we do not promise results. Sidnei Pedro Dias Sociedade Individual de Advocacia · OAB/GO 3,123 · CNPJ 32.614.440/0001-25