Special license of the “alcohumbre amendment” was instituted by the president to streamline analysis strategic projects
The President (PT) issued this Friday (8.ago.2025) an MP (Provisional Measurement) that creates LAE (Special Environmental License), proposed by the Senate President, (Union-AP). The objective of the instrument is to accelerate the licensing of works considered strategic by the body that advises the presidency.
MP enters vigor immediately and needs to be approved by Congress within 120 days not to lose validity. Read the text (PDF – 230 kb).
Lula kept Lae, but barrel The single -phase procedure that would allow the dispatch of all licenses simultaneously. The government argued that this would require anticipation of expenses by entrepreneurs before proof of environmental viability, as well as causing legal uncertainty.
In total, of the PL (Bill), which reformulates the rules of environmental licensing in Brazil.
How LAE works
In practice, a LAE accelerates the licensing of government activities as strategic – even those that cause or may cause significant environmental degradation.
The Council of Government, by ministers, will define which enterprises may use the mechanism. The process will follow steps as a term of reference, presentation of environmental studies, technical analysis, public hearing and issuance of the license.
The maximum period for completion of the licensing will be 12 months and may be divided into phases.
“Emeling Alolumbre”
With the MP, the Lula government seeks to negotiate with the legislature the approval of the vetoed points. Without agreement, when the project returns-after the presidential sanction with vetoes-Congress can overthrow them.
Alcohol Created LAE through amendment (No. 198) during the processing of the environmental licensing project.
In Amapá, alcohubre electoral base, the new license can facilitate the exploitation of oil on the equatorial margin, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The theme is the subject of a stalemate between Petrobras and Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources).
The government also sent a complementary project to prevent states and municipalities from creating divergent norms of the National Licensing Guidelines.
The text by the House of Representatives on July 17, 2025 by 267 votes in favor and 116 contrary. Environmentalist classify The text as the “PL of devastation”.
