PL nº 36/2021: anistia desmatamentos, cancela multas e suspende embargos

The briefing analyzes PL nº 36/2021, which proposes significant changes to the Brazilian Forest Code. The authors argue that the bill would create a regime of general amnesty for illegal deforestation between 2008 and 2020, potentially canceling 35 billion reais in fines. Key concerns include the 'tacit approval' of rural environmental registries (CAR), the indefinite postponement of environmental regularization through the PRA, and the weakening of protections for various biomes and conservation units.

• PL nº 36/2021 proposes extending the time frame for consolidated areas, allowing the compensation of Legal Reserve areas illegally deforested between 2008 and 2020, which extends amnesty mechanisms by more than 14 years.
• The bill could result in the amnesty of approximately 35 billion reais in deforestation fines issued by Ibama between 2008 and 2020, with 92% of these fines originating from forest destruction in the Amazon.
• The proposal introduces 'tacit approval' for the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), where data would be considered valid if not analyzed by states within five years, potentially granting a generalized amnesty for undeclared environmental liabilities.
• The bill modifies the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) by removing a standardized national deadline and conditioning adherence to a prior summons from environmental agencies, which could lead to an indefinite postponement of regularization measures.
• Additional modifications in the bill include extending the 'pousio' (fallow) regime to 10 years, allowing exotic species like eucalyptus in Legal Reserve calculations, and reducing protections for Conservation Units (UC) by flexing the SNUC law.
• The bill asserts the prevalence of the Forest Code over all Brazilian biomes, which would impact the Pampa, Pantanal, and Atlantic Forest, which currently have more restrictive special laws.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2022). PL nº 36/2021: anistia desmatamentos, cancela multas e suspende embargos. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/pt-br/publication/pl-no-36-2021-anistia-desmatamentos-cancela-multas-e-suspende-embargos/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. PL nº 36/2021: anistia desmatamentos, cancela multas e suspende embargos. 2022. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/pt-br/publication/pl-no-36-2021-anistia-desmatamentos-cancela-multas-e-suspende-embargos/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2022362021, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{PL nº 36/2021: anistia desmatamentos, cancela multas e suspende embargos}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/pt-br/publication/pl-no-36-2021-anistia-desmatamentos-cancela-multas-e-suspende-embargos/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }