Government environmental authorities defined it as “catastrophic” by Congress and assess that the country has gone back decades in , to a scenario comparable to that of construction in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Executive’s attempt now is to try to avoid even greater losses with the creation of the Special Environmental License (LAE), which allows the government to classify projects considered strategic for a simplified analysis, even with a high potential for impact.
The vetoes relating to this point were not voted on, because a provisional measure on the topic is being processed in Congress. In this case, there is hope of reaching a middle ground that establishes some conditions, such as analyzing the license in several phases, instead of an express decision.
Less than a week after the end of the , the overturned 52 of the 63 vetoes of the president (PT) to the . The result was yet another defeat for the government in the clash with the Legislature.
The text of the environmental licensing law makes the steps more flexible and expands automatic authorizations for works and projects in the country. Defenders claim that the law simplifies licensing, while, for critics, it weakens environmental protection — it has been called the “PL of Devastation” by environmentalists. The ruralist bench is the main guarantor of the proposal.
The President of the Republic has the right to totally or partially veto projects approved by the Legislature. Congress, however, can reject the vetoes and make the projects come into force as they were approved.
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