The Brazilian Environmental Agency (IBAMA) issued Ordinance No.
08/2019 ("Ordinance"), on February 28, 2019, foreseeing
the administrative proceedings to guide the delegation of the
federal environmental-licensing powers to States and municipalities
("assigned agencies").
According to IBAMA's convenience and upon legal and
technical assessment on the feasibility of the delegation, the
assigned agency and IBAMA shall enter into a Technical Cooperation
Agreement to regulate the delegation of powers. Besides IBAMA and
the assigned agencies, the entrepreneur may also request
IBAMA's analysis on the convenience to delegate the federal
environmental licensing process to the State or the
municipality.
