Projects of the “destruction package” are approved in the Chamber of Deputies

Environmental protection entities tried, in vain, to block the bills from the so-called "destruction package" in the Environment Committee in the Chamber of Deputies. The PLs facilitate the destruction of Brazilian biomes and some of them ended up being approved this Wednesday (23). Understand the threat these projects pose and the seriousness of the situation.

Will the cattle pass by?

The organizations asked deputies to vote against the bills (PLs) or help remove them from the agenda. Commission for Environment and Sustainable Development (CMADS), when warning about what was at risk if they were approved.

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The mobilization, however, was not able to defeat all the proposals and three projects were approved:

O 195 PL / 2021 facilitates the transport of wood on small properties – which can contribute to illegal extraction and deforestation.

O 2.168 PL / 2021 allows the indiscriminate blocking of water courses, threatening human supply and hydroelectric generation.

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Already 364 PL / 2019 It puts the so-called 'altitude fields' at risk, very sensitive ecosystems, fundamental to maintaining our springs and the Atlantic Forest.

What happens now?

The PLs go to other committees, and may reach the Chamber Plenary. According to environmentalists, the pressure from ruralists is for them to be approved by the end of the year, before the change in government. 😨

Oswaldo Braga, from the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), in a video published on social media, explains the impact of this Wednesday's approvals (23). Check out:

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