# Brazil Farm Debt Filings Drop 20.7%

> Brazil's farm debt restructuring filings fell 20.7% in Q2 2026, ending three straight increases.
- Title: Brazil Farm Debt Filings Drop 20.7% · The Rio Times | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: brazil, farm, debt, restructuring, serasa, agribusiness, 2026, filings, court, news, world, Drop
- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-farm-insolvency-filings-fall-q2-serasa-2026
- Author: Iolanda Fonseca
- Published: 2026-10-19T10:45:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brazil, farm, debt, restructuring, serasa, agribusiness, q2, 2026, filings, court, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Brazil's farm sector filed 448 court-supervised debt restructuring requests in Q2 2026, down 20.7% from 565 in Q2 2025.