Tereza Cristina (DEM-MS), the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), informed on Tuesday (27) that she will The project is designed to offer greater legal certainty to entrepreneurs seeking to make new works in the country. “There is an agreement of the environment bank with the agribusiness bank and this agreement is certainly a good sign to show that you want to create a new licensing that guarantees legal certainty for those who are going to invest, but also guarantees the limits of preservation of the environment. This agreement is built and we just have to dialogue with the leaders so that in the coming weeks we can start the debate on this matter, “he said.
For him, it is important to reverse the order of licensing. “Anyone who makes a venture enters with the environmental licensing process, and the inspection must be done during the implementation. After completion, if everything is in accordance with the required standards, it will be approved, “says Colatto.
One of the main obstacles in the improvement and maintenance of the roads is the slowness in the emission of the environmental licenses. “There is no reason to issue a license in an operation such as the” slap hole “or even in improving the road system that does not exceed the domain range. It is worth remembering that laws such as Environmental Crimes already provide for punishment for any problems arising from these activities that could be harmful to the environment, “says FPA Environment Coordinator, Deputy Valdir Colatto (PMDB-SC).
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This is the case, for example, in agroforestry activities (agriculture, forestry and livestock), when carried out in consolidated rural areas. They must be submitted to the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA), which already includes the execution and monitoring of environmental measures. “The forecast of activities exempted from submitting to the environmental licensing procedure can not be confused with the idea that they would be exempt from complying with environmental protection measures, already enshrined in current legislation,” says Leitão.
Current leader of the PSDB in the Chamber and former president of the FPA, federal deputy Nilson Leitão (MT), affirms that the PL brings a new legal framework for environmental licensing in the Country. According to the parliamentarian, rural activities already obey a series of legislation that provides for the need for a new environmental permit, such as land use legislation, the use of pesticides, water use, and the Forest Code.
The proposal also provides for greater state and municipal autonomy in the issuance of environmental licenses, as well as exemptions for specific areas of agriculture and extensive livestock, as well as projects for the maintenance of Brazilian roads. For Mauro Pereira, the states and municipalities, which are close to activities and enterprises, are aware of the realities of their biomes and the inherent needs of environmental licensing. According to the Brazilian Association of State Environmental Entities (Abema), today the states already carry out more than 95% of environmental licenses.
According to the rapporteur, the text, which is ready to be voted in plenary, has not been changed since the consensus was signed in August 2017. “The text has always ensured the protection of the environment with legal certainty and bureaucracy of the process in order to of reducing the costs to farmers and entrepreneurs to unlock investments in the country. The points still without consensus will be debated in a democratic way in the parliament “, stresses Mauro Pereira.
As a matter of urgency, bill 3729/2004, which deals with environmental licensing in the country, awaits a vote in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. The report, presented to the Finance and Taxation Commission by MP Mauro Pereira (PMDB-RS), is the result of an agreement made with the Ministries of Environment (MMA) and Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MPLS), as well as industry sectors and energy.