The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva.| Photo: Marcello Casal Jr./Agência Brasil..

The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, said this Saturday (27) that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will veto a provision of Provisional Measure 1150/22, known as the Atlantic Forest MP, approved last Wednesday. (24) by the Chamber of Deputies.

The text approved by federal deputies amends the Atlantic Forest Law (Law 11,428/06) to allow the deforestation of areas where there will be installation of electricity transmission lines, gas pipelines or public water supply systems, without the need for a study prior notice of environmental impact or compensation of any nature, among others, informed Agência Brasil. The MP is now going to presidential sanction.

In a video posted on social media Due to the National Day of the Atlantic Forest, celebrated this Saturday, Marina Silva highlighted society’s movements that support the creation of protective measures for the biome. “I come to reinforce the commitment that President Lula has assumed in vetoing the amendments that attack the Atlantic Forest Law”, she said.

“Yesterday we had some very bad news: that device that makes it extremely difficult to protect the Atlantic Forest had returned. But, today, we have good news: like the first time this device came to the scene, President Lula again said he will veto it”, he said. “And that’s what we need: laws that help protect all Brazilian biomes. And the Atlantic Forest, which was already so punished by destruction, is now able to regenerate itself thanks to protective laws”, added the minister.