Fortaleza Sends New Master Plan to City Council for Urgent Review

Overview

• The Municipal Chamber received the draft as a complementary bill under urgency and sent it to the Special Commission chaired by Benigno Júnior for analysis and a report before a plenary vote.
• Council president Léo Couto said the goal is to approve a final text before the year-end recess after expedited deliberations.
• Bruno Mesquita, the mayor’s floor leader, is expected to be named rapporteur to steer negotiations on contentious provisions.
• Councilors signal they will seek changes to sensitive points, including a proposed environmental protection zone around the airport and rules on construction and green areas.
• The proposal, filed as PLC 49/2025 with 619 articles, arrives after a broad participatory process and a City Conference that approved amendments, including expanding environmental protections.