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Shortcuts to degradation: environmental consequences of Brazil’s general environmental licensing law

Geraldo Willson Fernandes Gabriel Arvelino de Paula Mariana G. Bender Helena de Godoy Bergallo Ronaldo Christofoletti +27 lainnya

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Brazil’s General Environmental Licensing Law (No. 15,190/2025) redefines environmental governance under the banner of “simplification” but effectively dismantles preventive safeguards. The law introduces self-declared licensing, automatic license renewals, and broad exemptions for agriculture and livestock, while restricting public participation. Although partial presidential vetoes removed some unconstitutional provisions, these vetoes may still be overturned by Congress. Key omissions, such as the absence of vetoes on Articles 7 and 9, preserve mechanisms that weaken oversight and accountability. Within Brazil’s decentralized system, where most authorizations are issued by state agencies, the law consolidates existing permissive practices and deepens regulatory asymmetry. This new framework lowers the national baseline for environmental protection, threatens biodiversity, and jeopardizes Brazil’s ability to meet international climate and biodiversity commitments. Instead of modernizing procedures or strengthening institutional capacity, the law normalizes shortcuts that externalize environmental costs and undermine democratic participation.

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Ecology General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution

Penulis (32)

Geraldo Willson Fernandes

Gabriel Arvelino de Paula

Mariana G. Bender

Helena de Godoy Bergallo

Ronaldo Christofoletti

Guarino Rinaldi Colli

Bruce Dickinson

Jose Alexandre Diniz Filho

Stephannie Fernandes

Edmundo Gallo

Carlos Eduardo V. Grelle

Noemia Kazue Ishikawa

Leandro Juen

Inara R. Leal

Luiz Fernando Silva Magnago

Fernando Luis Mantelatto

Jean Paul Walter Metzger

Daniel Negreiros

Yumi Oki

Reyjane Patrícia de Oliveira

Laura Ortega-Corredor

Valério D. Pillar

Helder Lima de Queiroz

Letícia Ramos

Cláudia Quintino da Rocha

Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues

Fabio de Oliveira Roque

Clarissa Rosa

Rogério R. Silva

Mariana Pires de Campos Telles

Marilene H. Vainstein

Ricardo Augusto Gorne Viani

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Fernandes, G.W., Paula, G.A.d., Bender, M.G., Bergallo, H.d.G., Christofoletti, R., Colli, G.R. et al. (2026). Shortcuts to degradation: environmental consequences of Brazil’s general environmental licensing law. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2025.10.004

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Tahun Terbit: 2026
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2025.10.004
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