From The Rio Times · Iolanda Fonseca · · 1m 10s
Brazil Farm Debt Filings Drop 20.7%
Brazil's farm debt restructuring filings fell 20.7% in Q2 2026, ending three straight increases.
In brief
Brazil's farm debt restructuring filings fell 20.7% in Q2 2026, ending three straight increases. Brazil's farm sector filed 448 court-supervised debt restructuring requests in Q2 2026, down 20.7% from 565 in Q2 2025. Originally reported by The Rio Times.
Brazil Farm Debt Filings
Brazil's farm sector filed 448 court-supervised debt restructuring requests in Q2 2026.
Quarterly Drop
Filings fell 20.7% from 565 a year earlier and 5.5% from 474 in the first quarter.
Ending Trend
The decline ends three straight second-quarter increases from 2023 to 2025.
State Breakdown
Mato Grosso had 107 filings, Goiás 84, and São Paulo 72.
Business Impact
Brazil competes with American farmers in global soybean markets, so debt stress matters to lenders.
Serasa Data
Serasa Experian counted 448 filings by rural producers and agribusiness companies in Q2 2026.
Producer Groups
Individual producers: 197 filings, down 10.5% from 220 a year earlier.
Producer Companies
Producer companies: 160 filings, down 34.2% from 243.
Other Agribusiness
Other agribusiness companies: 91 filings, down 10.8% from 102.
The headline
Brazil's farm sector filed 448 court-supervised debt restructuring requests in Q2 2026, down 20.7% from 565 in Q2 2025.
