RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio de Janeiro Federal Court has suspended the preliminary decision preventing the signing of a contract for the construction of the Deodoro Racetrack, in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro. This information was released by city hall on August 3rd.
The measure had been taken on July 19th by the 10th Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, ruling on the Public Civil Action submitted by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF). The body questioned the absence of an Environmental Impact Study and Environmental Impact Report (EIA-Rima) for the works.
The injunction suspension was requested by the Municipality’s Attorney General (PGM) of Rio, on the grounds that “between the signing of the contract and the beginning of the racetrack works, there is a period of up to 24 months within which the environmental studies should be submitted by the company,” according to the city hall’s brief.
The petition further stressed that, according to the bidding notice, “the prior environmental license is a prerequisite for the construction of the racetrack,” but it is a requirement from the hired company — in this case, Motopark River.
“Obtaining environmental licenses, however, is the responsibility of the winning consortium and not of the Rio City Hall. Therefore, signing the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) contract between Rio Motopark and the municipality is a prerequisite for the company to start preparing the Environmental Impact Study and the Environmental Impact Report (EIA-Rima).”
The notice provides that the costs of implementing the measures imposed by the EIA-Rima to obtain environmental licenses will be borne by the winning consortium.