COMO A NOVA LEI DE LICITAÇÕES ABRE OPORTUNIDADES PARA MELHOR PREVENIR OS IMPACTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS DE PROJETOS DE INFRAESTRUTURA?

The briefing argues that the New Bidding Law provides an opportunity to strengthen the planning of infrastructure projects by introducing more robust preliminary technical studies. It proposes a 'pre-feasibility analysis' methodology to anticipate socio-environmental risks before projects reach the bidding stage, thereby reducing the likelihood of project interruptions or environmental damage. While praising new transparency measures and the role of audit courts, the document warns that the law represents a regression in mandatory social participation.

• The New Bidding Law introduces detailed requirements for preliminary technical studies (estudos técnicos preliminares), which the authors suggest should be treated as a new planning stage rather than being equated to Technical, Economic, and Environmental Feasibility Studies (EVTEA).
• CPI/PUC-Rio proposes that future regulatory decrees incorporate a 'pre-feasibility analysis' into the preparatory phase. This analysis would use 10 structuring questions and a socio-environmental complexity analysis to determine if a project should proceed, thereby reducing the risk of 'empty' bids or projects that are later excluded due to inviability.
• The law expands the scope of legal advisory bodies (such as the Advocacia-Geral da União), allowing them to evaluate the entire preparatory phase of the bidding process, including preliminary technical studies, rather than just the draft contracts and notices.
• The law consolidates the role of audit courts (tribunais de contas), such as the TCU, as entities for risk management and preventive control, which can include the assessment of socio-environmental risks.
• While the law improves transparency by requiring a single official website for documents like draft contracts and terms of reference, it represents a regression in social participation by only 'encouraging' rather than 'obligating' public hearings prior to bidding.
• The New Bidding Law establishes priority processing for the environmental licensing of works, though the authors note that full adaptation to the new rules may take longer than the two-year transition period provided.

APA

Cozendey, G., & Chiavari, J. (2021). COMO A NOVA LEI DE LICITAÇÕES ABRE OPORTUNIDADES PARA MELHOR PREVENIR OS IMPACTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS DE PROJETOS DE INFRAESTRUTURA? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NT-Nova-Lei-de-Licitacoes.pdf

Chicago

Cozendey, Gabriel, and Joana Chiavari. COMO A NOVA LEI DE LICITAÇÕES ABRE OPORTUNIDADES PARA MELHOR PREVENIR OS IMPACTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS DE PROJETOS DE INFRAESTRUTURA? Climate Policy Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NT-Nova-Lei-de-Licitacoes.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cozendey2021como, author = {Cozendey, Gabriel and Chiavari, Joana}, title = {{COMO A NOVA LEI DE LICITAÇÕES ABRE OPORTUNIDADES PARA MELHOR PREVENIR OS IMPACTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS DE PROJETOS DE INFRAESTRUTURA?}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NT-Nova-Lei-de-Licitacoes.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }