Marcos Rogério: It is also outdated legislation, but today what stalls Brazil are the interpretations — the rules of a Conama-like body that are disconnected from the national interest, that are even at odds with the law enacted in Brazil.
Marcos Rogério: And we need to point this out: it is the National Congress that legislates, it is the President of the Republic who sanctions or vetoes.
Everything is within constitutional rules. This Environmental Licensing Law approved by the National Congress is a balanced law; it is a law that respects sustainability in Brazil.
Marcos Rogério: Now, it is necessary to reconcile preservation with development. Sustainability is that; it is not a view from only one side.
Marcos Rogério: So, I commend Your Excellency for putting these two topics of the Environmental Licensing Law on the agenda.