DECRETO NO 9.760/2019 ALTERA REGRAS DE CONVERSÃO DE MULTA AMBIENTAL EM PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS

This technical note by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and NAPC/PUC-Rio analyzes the changes introduced by Decree No. 9,760/2019 to the rules for converting environmental fines into environmental services in Brazil. The document details the evolution of federal legislation, the specific modifications to the conversion process, and the remaining regulatory gaps that hinder the full implementation of the conversion program.

• Decree No. 9,760/2019 expands the list of eligible environmental services for fine conversion to include basic sanitation, the survival of native flora and wild fauna species maintained by the issuing federal entity, and the implementation, management, monitoring, and protection of conservation units.
• The new decree modifies the discount system for converted fines, basing the percentage on when the request is made rather than the conversion modality. Discounts are 60% if requested during an environmental conciliation hearing, 50% if requested by the first-instance decision, and 40% if requested by the second-instance decision.
• The decree allows any private entity, regardless of whether it is for-profit or non-profit, to participate in the competition to select projects for the execution of environmental services.
• Conversion of fines is now explicitly prohibited for environmental infractions that resulted in human deaths, a restriction that was not in the previous 2017 decree.
• The decree maintains the prohibition on using fine conversion to repair damages caused by the specific infraction that led to the fine, ensuring that the offender must still fully recover the environmental damage independently of the fine's conversion.
• Several key mechanisms were revoked by Decree No. 9,760/2019, including the creation of a National Advisory Chamber to support the conversion program and the rules that linked converted fine resources to the specific selected preservation project.
• The authors identify critical regulatory gaps that must be addressed for the program to function, specifically the lack of financial management rules for indirect conversion (where the offender adheres to a pre-selected project) and the absence of guidelines for project elaboration and decision-making.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2019). DECRETO NO 9.760/2019 ALTERA REGRAS DE CONVERSÃO DE MULTA AMBIENTAL EM PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nota-Tecnica-Conversao-Multas-atualizacao.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. DECRETO NO 9.760/2019 ALTERA REGRAS DE CONVERSÃO DE MULTA AMBIENTAL EM PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS. Climate Policy Initiative, 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nota-Tecnica-Conversao-Multas-atualizacao.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2019decreto, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{DECRETO NO 9.760/2019 ALTERA REGRAS DE CONVERSÃO DE MULTA AMBIENTAL EM PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nota-Tecnica-Conversao-Multas-atualizacao.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }