The bill changes the law that deals with transfers of federal funds for actions against disasters and with the National Fund for Public Calamities, Civil Protection and Defense.
The bill changes the law that deals with transfers of federal funds for actions against disasters and with the National Fund for Public Calamities, Civil Protection and Defense. The change provides for the use of the Fund in programs that support reducing the effects of drought, such as Operação Carro-Pipa (the water truck operation).
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends Law No. 12.340/2010, on federal funds for disaster prevention and response
- Provides for use of the National Fund for Public Calamities in programs supporting drought relief
- Mentions Operação Carro-Pipa as an example of these programs
Official text (PL 646/2025)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera a Lei nº 12.340, de 1º de dezembro de 2010, que dispõe obre as transferências de recursos da União aos órgãos e entidades dos Estados, Distrito Federal e Municípios para a execução de ações de prevenção em áreas de risco de desastres e de resposta e de recuperação em áreas atingidas por desastres e sobre o Fundo Nacional para Calamidades Públicas, Proteção e Defesa Civil; e dá outras providências, para prever a utilização do Fundo em programas de apoio a mitigação dos efeitos da seca, como a Operação Carro-Pipa.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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