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Weekly Report - 14 August 2025 (WR-25-32)
BRAZIL: Lula waters down environmental licencing bill
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vetoed sections of a bill aimed at streamlining the environmental licencing process. Environmental groups have dubbed the bill the ‘PL da devastação’ (devastation bill). Civil society groups have praised the vetoes, while other activists warn that some of the bill’s remaining provisions still represent major setbacks to environmental protection. Lula’s decision appears to be a compromise meant to appease environmentalists while also seeking to shore up relations with powerful congressional lobbies that support the bill.
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