ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING
Despite vetoes, Lula’s risky concession weakens environmental licensing
Environment Minister Marina Silva and President Lula during a June ceremony. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
In the May 22 edition of this newsletter, we took a close look at a bill working its way through Congress that threatened to drastically weaken Brazil’s environmental licensing framework.
Soon after, both legislative chambers approved the proposal — nicknamed the “Devastation Bill” — sending it to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for final review. Under immense pressure from civil society and parts of his own government, Lula announced late last week that he would…
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