What removes power from the State Environmental Council, and also allows a simplified environmental license for more projects, will be subject to legal action as soon as it is sanctioned by the governor (PSD), which should occur by Friday (6).
Minority in the Legislative Assembly, the opposition warns that it is already working on drafting the ADI (Direct Unconstitutionality Action) that it intends to file with the (Supreme Federal Court). Entities linked to the environment must endorse the piece.
The bill was approved in the Assembly plenary this Wednesday (4), with 34 votes in favor and six against.
“It’s Ratinho Junior using a chainsaw to protect the Atlantic Forest”, protests deputy Arilson Chiorato (PT).
For critics of the proposal, the text invades federal legislation and represents a serious setback in environmental protection rules.
The state government has argued that it is necessary to speed up the granting of environmental licenses and argues that this does not mean weakening the processes.
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