Parts of the park have been invaded by loggers, squatters and cattle ranchers, often supported by local and state politicians.

[3] The Cristalino State Park in the municipality of Alta Floresta was created by decree 1.471 of June 9, 2000 with an area of 66,900 hectares.

[4] The Cristalino II State Park was created by decree 2.628 of 30 May 2001 to fully protect the biological, physical and landscape resources of the primary forests, rapids, waterfalls and archaeological sites.

At the start of 2002 the governor Dante de Oliveira sent two messages to the Mato Grosso Legislative Assembly proposing to reduce the parks by 72,400 hectares (179,000 acres), or 42% of their total area.

[4] Attempts were made to destroy all bridges on the Nhandú River, which carried most of the illegally extracted wood, to impose fines and prosecution for logging, and to evict squatters.

INCRA made plans to settle about 5,000 families of landless rural workers in the Novo Mundo municipality, adding about 20,000 people to the existing population of 3,590.

On 17 October 2014 SEMA called on landowners and squatters to submit claims pending regularization of land ownership in the park.