Petrobras May Be Found Liable for Environmental Violations During Implementation of the Japeri - Reduc Gas Pipeline in Rio de Janeiro

Petrobras May Be Found Liable for Environmental Violations During Implementation of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline in Rio de Janeiro

Written by Kelly

Published on 09/09/2020 at 11:51

Updated on 09/09/2020 at 11:52

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The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office of RJ Claims Deforestation and More Crimes Due to the Construction of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline and Reinforces Its Request for Conviction of Petrobras and Companies Involved in the Project

After forensic analyses showed that Petrobras and its subsidiary Transportadora Associada de Gás (TAG) would have destroyed native vegetation while implementing the Japeri – Reduc gas pipeline, located in Rio de Janeiro, and did not carry out appropriate reforestation, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro (MPF-RJ) has requested the conviction of the state-owned company again, according to the newspaper O Valor this Tuesday (08).

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Presented in 2007, the environmental impact report (Rima) for the project stated that the preservation of the Tinguá Biological Reserve area, which includes important plant species such as jequitibá, cedar, araribá, sapucaia, jatobá, and various orchids, would be essential for the project’s progress and the decision-making trajectory of Gasjap.

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Irregularities in the Construction of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline

In June of this year, the MPF filed an appeal with the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region (TRF2) to overturn a ruling from the 4th Federal Court of São João de Meriti (RJ) and convict Petrobras, Vectra Engenharia, N Ferreira Comércio de Caminhões, and their responsible parties for environmental crimes during the construction of the Japeri – Reduc gas pipeline.

The agency seeks to punish those involved for the deposit and abandonment of toxic substances and for ignoring environmental obligations related to the construction of the Japeri – Reduc gas pipeline in the section that passes through the Cidade dos Meninos neighborhood, which had an area contaminated by highly toxic substances from the deactivation of a pesticide factory in 1965.

About Petrobras’ Gasjap Gas Pipeline

The Gasjap gas pipeline is 45.3 km long and connects the cities of Japeri and Duque de Caxias in Rio de Janeiro. Beginning operation in 2009, the venture is responsible for transporting natural gas produced in offshore facilities in the Campos and Espírito Santo Basins to the Campinas-Rio Gas Pipeline and the Rio – São Paulo Gas Pipeline (Gaspal).

Petrobras May Be Found Liable for Environmental Violations During Implementation of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline in Rio de Janeiro

The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office of RJ Claims Deforestation and More Crimes Due to the Construction of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline and Reinforces Its Request for Conviction of Petrobras and Companies Involved in the Project

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Irregularities in the Construction of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline

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Petrobras May Be Found Liable for Environmental Violations During Implementation of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline in Rio de Janeiro

The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office of RJ Claims Deforestation and More Crimes Due to the Construction of the Japeri – Reduc Gas Pipeline and Reinforces Its Request for Conviction of Petrobras and Companies Involved in the Project

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