Judge Rescinds President Temer's Decree and Federal Prosecutor Criticizes End of Amazon Reserve
08/31/2017 - 10H09
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LETÍCIA CASADO
DANIEL CARVALHO
FROM BRASÍLIA
PHILLIPPE WATANABE
FROM SÃO PAULO
On Wednesday (the 30th) Federal Judge Rolando Spanholo, from the Federal District's 21st Court, suspended the Presidential decree abolishing the National Reserve of Copper and Associates (Renca) in the Amazon.
For the magistrate, the decision should not have been made without the involvement of Congress, which would need to pass a law modifying the area. The Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) announced that it will appeal the decision.
With this decision, Spanholo suspended any potential administrative actions that would allow for immediate exploration of the mineral resources that Renca holds. Spanholo's decision was made in response to public reaction to the elimination of the reserve.
Additionally, on Wednesday (the 30th), the Prosecutor General's office also issued a technical finding against the elimination of the reserve.
The environmental consequences would be grave: the total area freed up for mining would be equivalent to the accumulated deforestation of four years throughout the entire Amazon.
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http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2017/08/1914585-judge-rescinds-president-temers-decree-and-federal-prosecutor-criticizes-end-of-reserve.shtml
