The Federal Attorney General's Office asserts that the absence of the Sedimentary Area Environmental Assessment document should not hinder the licensing process.
Urged by a senator to push for oil exploration in the region, Jean Paul Prates, the CEO of Brazil’s state-run oil giant, said the process is still in its early stages. Should the license be approved, he argued, it could take eight years for production to begin.
President Bolsonaro arrived in the morning in Paramaribo, capital of the neighboring country of Suriname, for an official visit.
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