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.
Brazil needs this. We have more than 5,000 projects stalled in Brazil, public works stalled in Brazil, because of the obstacles related to licensing.
Marcos Rogério: And, I repeat, Mr. President, what the National Congress did with the plural participation of Parliamentarians from the opposition and the Government's base in approving this matter.
Marcos Rogério: It was not an opposition issue; it was an issue of Parliamentarians who understand the need for Brazil to have a modern, up-to-date environmental licensing statute that establishes balance.