Judge Celina Kiyomi Toyoshima, from the 4th Public Finance Court, ordered this Friday (28) that the construction company Tenda stop construction on Avenida Guilherme Dumont Villares, in Butantã, in the west zone of São Paulo. Authorized by management (MDB), the work began on Wednesday (26). The permit includes 384 trees on site.
The judge’s preliminary decision came after a statement from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in which federal deputies Luciene Cavalcanti and state deputies Carlos Giannazi and councilor Celso Gianazzi, all from PSOL, were contacted.
In her decision, the judge accepted the arguments of the need to protect the environment and the irreversibility of felling trees.
The prosecutor stated, in his statement, that the administrative process relating to the work was carried out without the possibility of public consultation, with signs of infringement of the principles of transparency and the defense and preservation of the municipality’s territory and natural resources.
As a report from the Sheetthe mayor’s management () and the construction company signed a TCA (Environmental Commitment Term) that provides for the cutting of trees, including the 128 native ones.
There, the company is expected to build four towers with nine floors each — there will be more than 700 apartments measuring 31 and 33 square meters, in the so-called Max Vila Sônia.
In compensation, the company must plant 221 seedlings of native species in the same region. According to the city hall, replanting should only be done after the completion of the works, which have not yet started.
In addition, Tenda is expected to donate around R$2.5 million, equivalent to the price of 530 seedlings, to the Special Fund for Sustainable Development, linked to the Municipal Secretariat for Green and Environment.
The money can be used for the city to create gardens on sidewalks and improvements in green areas, such as parks.
When contacted about the start of the cuts, Tenda said that the project for the Max Vila Sônia project was duly approved by the city hall, with regular processing with the Housing and Green and Environment departments.
“It should also be noted that the approval process included tree compensation through planting in the project itself and with the Special Environmental Fund, as determined by Municipal Legislation”, states the note.
PROTESTS AND CONTROVERSY
The Agreement. In Alto da Lapa, for example, one protests against the Nunes administration’s approval for the construction company Tegra to remove 118 trees from the project and build residential buildings.
The land was part of Unisal (Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo), which sold it to the construction company in May 2024.
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