The so-called “MP1150 tortoises”, which attacked the Atlantic Forest Law, were removed from the text after pressure from the Environmental Parliamentary Front and efforts from senators sympathetic to the issue. As a result, the only law that protects the biome in Brazil continues without “loopholes” to increase the area of deforestation.
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The environmentalists' concern now is with the Chamber of Deputies: as it has been changed, the text of the Provisional Measure returns to the legislative house and may, once again, undergo changes.
As the Chamber has more parliamentarians linked to companies that defend fewer environmental and ruralist barriers, the fear is that the MP will be distorted again.
“Our fight is not over, MP1150 returns to the Chamber of Deputies and could also change the Forest Code and further postpone the deadlines for the restoration of our forests”, warns the Environmentalist Parliamentary Front in a post on social media.
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The Director of Public Policies SOS Mata Atlântica, Malu Ribeiro, spoke about the topic in this video, posted on the parliamentary front's Instagram ⤵️:
Articles that allowed, for example, the removal of vegetation in cases of construction of transmission lines, natural gas transport systems and public water supply systems, were removed from the text of the MP in the Senate, without the need to carry out prior environmental impact study (EIA) for issuing the license.
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