Brazil Congress Overrides Lula’s Vetoes to Ease Environmental Permits
Congress overturned 80% of Lula’s vetoes to reinstate provisions easing environmental permits, allowing some approvals with only a company’s environmental commitment declaration.
- Brazil's conservative-led Congress reinstated much of the 'Devastation Bill' that eases environmental permits for companies, overriding President Lula's vetoes.
- Green groups accused congressional leaders of hypocrisy after approving the 'worst environmental setback' just days after the COP30 climate talks.
- The move was celebrated by a Bolsonaro ally who accused Lula of undermining Brazil's agribusiness sector.
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On Thursday, Brazil’s Congress overturned 56 objections presented by Brazil’s president, Lula Da Silva, to the so-called “Law of Devastation” that would allow the construction of roads, dams, monocultures and livestock farms under more lax rules, even without the need for environmental license. In July, the law had been approved by Congress and in August Lula, objected 63 of the 400 propositions he had. It was only necessary for Congress to revi…
Congress destroyed Lula's vets to environmental licensing and refinancing of state debt.
In blow to Lula, Brazil Congress revives controversial environmental bill
Brazil's conservative-led Congress on Thursday reinstated much of a bill that makes it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, infuriating the leftist government and green groups.
For most of the Houses, the National Congress broke, on Thursday (27), the Veto of the Executive Power to 52 points of the General Law of the Environmental Licence (Act 15.190 of 2025). They returned to the legal text such as those dealing with the provision and simplification of environmental licensing and their requirements and responsibilities; and function of federal, state and municipal bodies in these processes. The devices rejected by Par…
Voting at the Congress that removed President Lula's vets was classified as “the worst environmental legislative backdrop of Brazilian history”.
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