Date

2019-01-15

Measure

Attempt of Defunding of Environmental NGOs by the Ministry of Environment (more

information here)

Impact

The Ministry of Environment (MMA) suspends agreements with non-governmental organizations for 90 days. In addition, the Minister orders the withdrawal of all transfers from the Climate Fund and the Amazon Fund. After the negative repercussions, however, Salles goes back and says that ongoing contracts would not be affected.

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Date

2019-11-28

Measure

Decree no. 10142/2019 (available here)

Impact

This Decree creates the Executive Commission for the Control of Illegal Deforestation and Recuperation of Native Vegetation (CONAVEG). Although it may seem like a positive norm, it revokes the Permanent Interministerial Working Group, the Executive Committee for the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon; the annual update of the plan; the Executive Committee for the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Cerrado; and CONAVEG.

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Date

2019-04-11

Measure

Decree no. 9759/2019 (available here)

Impact

It extinguishes and establishes new rules and limitations for public administration collegiate bodies. Extinction of the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change (FBMC), the National Plan for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Planaveg) and its respective Commission (Conaveg), the National Biodiversity Commission (Conabio) and the National Forest Commission (Conaflor).

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Date

2019-04-26

Measure

Defunding of Ibama (more information here)

Impact

Minister Ricardo Salles cuts 24% of Ibama's budget, leaving only R$ 279.4 million. The Institute loses R$ 89.9 million, which, in turn, will impact its enforcement operations and other environmental management actions within its competencies. A similar cut is expected to affect ICMBio.

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Date

2019-05-07

Measure

Defunding (more information here)

Impact

Federal Government cuts R$ 187 million from the Ministry of Environment (MMA). ICMBio loses R$ 45 million of the budget for 2019, intended for the creation, management and implementation of Federal Conservation Units, a reduction of 26%. The portfolio also loses 23% of its budget for discretionary spending.

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Date

2019-05-28

Measure

Decree 9606/2019 (available here)

Impact

President Jair Bolsonaro publishes Decree 9806/2019, which changes the composition and operation of the National Council on the Environment (Conama). The number of members is reduced from 96 to 23, and the number of seats for civil society is reduced from 23 to 4, which will be chosen by lottery. The number of government representatives has also been reduced.

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Date

2019-11-11

Measure

Defunding (more information here)

Impact

The Ministry of Environment (MMA) loses 17% of its analysts, so from 476 servers in the portfolio in 2018, the number fell to 395. The data was obtained by BBC News Brazil via the Access to Information Law (LAI).