Overview
- Councilors held a packed public hearing on November 3 to launch deliberations on the Plano Diretor, with environmental, housing, community and legal groups urging strong protections.
- Amendments to the draft can be submitted until November 12, and leaders project a final vote before the year-end recess.
- The proposal arrived on October 29 as Complementary Bill 49/2025 and will be analyzed by a dedicated special committee before returning to the floor.
- Roughly 600 delegates at the three-day City Conference approved 173 changes, including classifying the Floresta do Aeroporto as a stricter Environmental Protection Zone (ZPA).
- Construction firms oppose lowering the basic floor-area index (IAB) in areas like Meireles, Mucuripe and Aldeota, while city planners defend instruments such as outorga onerosa; the June clearing at the airport forest remains under investigation with permits suspended and the developer denying irregularities.