The Civil House confirmed on Friday (8) that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed the expansion of the so-called Environmental License for Adhesion and Commitment (LAC) for activities with average potential for pollution. A press conference is being held to explain the vetoes of. The Executive Secretary of the Civil House, Miriam Belchior, said that 63 devices will be vetoed in the Environmental Licensing Bill, in a total of 400 items evaluated in the text. There will be 26 “simple vetoes”, without alternative text, and 37 vetoes with text adjustments.
The Government will send a bill with constitutional urgency to adjust the Licensing Law. In addition, the President of the Republic signed a provisional measure that determines immediate effectiveness of the Special Environmental License (LAE). Lula’s vetoes will be released in the Federal Official Gazette (DOU) this Friday.
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