Federal Government Intensifies Measures To Combat Forest Fires

On Semptember 20, the Federal Government published a Provisional Measure and Decree to combat forest fires, which are spreading across Brazilian biomes, exacerbating the climate crisis and causing enormous economic and socio-environmental damage to the country.

The President signed Provisional Measure No. 1.259/2024, which provides for the granting of economic benefits and financial aid, whether reimbursable or not, to the Union, States, and the Federal District to support measures to prevent and combat illegal fires and forest fires, which are affecting large tracts of land across various biomes.

The exceptional actions of transferring resources (without adhering to the fiscal framework) are conditional upon the declaration of a public calamity or state of emergency, which must be recognized by the federal government under the terms of Law No. 12.608/2012. Nonetheless, the emergency fund transfer procedure must comply with public administration transparency,