With the resumption of legislative activity in the National Congress, after the results of the 2018 Elections, the Parliamentary Front of Agriculture (FPA), in a meeting last Tuesday (30), the priority bills to advance this year. The proposal to create a new legal framework for environmental licensing (PL 3729/2004) is one of them.
For the president of the FPA, Ms. Tereza Cristina (DEM / MS), the project is fundamental for the country’s social and economic development. “It is not a proposal that will only benefit agriculture. Several segments of society are having their investments and ventures stalled, as the simplification and standardization of procedures that the PL brings has not yet happened, “defended the president.
In addition, the president emphasized that other projects are on the priority agenda of the FPA for this year. This is the case of the proposal (PL 490/2007) that proposes its own legislation for the demarcation of indigenous lands in Brazil and the project (PL 2053/2015) that allows to fractionate rural property in guarantee of loan.
Tereza Cristina also said she will take the guidelines to the mayor, Rodrigo Maia (DEM / RJ), later this week. “There are important projects to guarantee legal security in the field and quality public policies to the national productive sector. We are going to work on the proposals to move forward this year, “he said.
On that occasion, FPA vice-president, Deputy Alceu Moreira (MDB / RS), reiterated that there is an urgent need to simplify public management in Brazil, based on a more uniform, transparent legislation that guarantees security to all society. “There has to be an administrative deconstruction,” said the vice president.
For Deputy Adilton Sachetti, FPA vice president in the Midwest, there are a series of proposals that seek to improve the country in the economic, social and environmental area. “There is still time to vote for these projects and we will work towards this. There are many barriers to the issue of environmental licensing. We will improve the bureaucracy by respecting the laws with responsibility. It is a change of management, of procedures. We want to build a new Brazil. A Brazil of result, “said Sachetti.
Understand the proposals
Environmental licensing: on an emergency basis, Bill 3729/2004, which deals with environmental licensing in the country, awaits a vote in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. In addition, the proposal also awaits the presentation of a new report by Mr Maurício Quintella (PR / AL) on the Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship. The text is the result of an agreement made with the Ministries of Environment (MMA) and Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MPLS), in addition to the industry and energy sectors.
According to the president of the FPA, the text, which is ready to be voted in plenary, has not been changed since the consensus was signed in August 2017. “The project has always guaranteed the protection of the environment with legal certainty and debureaucracy of the process in order to reduce the costs to farmers and entrepreneurs to unlock the investments in the country. The points still without consensus will be debated in a democratic way in the parliament, “he points out. The proposal also provides for greater state and municipal autonomy in the issuance of environmental licenses.
Demarcation of indigenous lands: In order to guarantee greater legal certainty to the demarcation process of indigenous lands in the country, bill 490/07, with a report from the Infrastructure and Logistics coordinator of the FPA, Jerônimo Goergen (PP-RS), intends to legislation for the matter. The objective of the PL, by the then deputy Homero Pereira, is that indigenous lands be demarcated by law.
The 19 conditions recognized by the STF, as well as the time frame of the indigenous occupation on the date of the promulgation of the Federal Constitution (05/10/1988), must be respected by national legislation for the recognition of traditionally indigenous lands for the purposes of demarcation. which regulates the process throughout the Brazilian territory.
Patrimony of Affectation: authored by federal deputy Roberto Balestra (PP / GO), member of the FPA, the bill (PL 2053/2015) authorizes the rural owner to submit his property or fraction as equity of affectation. This means that, instead of offering a whole area as a loan or financing guarantee, the rural producer may only offer a portion of the property corresponding to the amount withdrawn. The matter also establishes the Cédula Imobiliária Rural (CIR).
The objective is to simplify, expedite and expand access to credit by the rural producer, as well as create alternatives to the traditional system of financing the activities carried out in the field. In addition, the possibility of using fractions of the same property in different creditors would increase the competition in the credit market, including lower values and more attractive proposals.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.