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MICI-BR-2015-0093
Blumenau's Sustainable Urban Mobility Program
Country: Brazil
Reception date: August, 21 2015
Current Status: Closed
Requesters:
Three residents of the city of Blumenau, who have requested the protection of their identities, due to fears of retaliations.
Summary of the Request
The Request alleged damages to the environment, the cultural heritage and the road system, and impacts to the neighborhood, which could be caused by the construction of a bridge in the city center of Blumenau. According to the Requesters, the design and the initial location of the bridge, set in the IDB-financed program, would have been modified by the Municipality without any supporting technical study to justify such modifications contravening the Bank's operational policies.
Recent actions
On October 26th, 2015, the MICI Director determined that the Request was not eligible as there is no link between the harm and the operation (paragraph 22.c of the MICI Policy). In addition, it was established that there is a specific issue raised in the Request that is the subject of a legal proceeding, so in this case the exclusion contained in paragraph 19.d of the MICI Policy applies in relation to 22.e. After notifying the parties, the processing of this Request was concluded.
Past actions
On August 24th, 2015, the MICI granted 10 business days to the Requester to submit additional information required for the processing of the Request (paragraph 20 of the MICI Policy).
On August 26th, 2015, after receiving the information that had been requested, the Request was registered and the Requesters and Bank Management were notified. In the notification, MICI requested Bank Management’s Response in accordance with requirements of the Policy.
On September 25th, 2015, at the end of the 21 business day time period (paragraph 21 of the MICI Policy), Management sent its Response to the Request.
As part of the eligibility determination process, a MICI delegation visited Blumenau from the 22nd to 24th of October 2015 (paragraph 23.e of the MICI Policy).
Project Number:
Environmental Category:
B
Project Name:
Blumenau's Sustainable Urban Mobility Program (BID-Blumenau Program)
Sector:
TRANSPORT
Project Type:
Loan Operation
IDB Financing:
USD 59,000,000
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Registration
Registered
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Eligibility
Not eligible
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Assessment
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Consultation Process
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Monitoring
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Recommendation for a CR and ToRs
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Investigation
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CR Report
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Monitoring
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Registration |
Consultation Phase (CP) |
Compliance Review Phase (CRP) |
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Chronology and documents
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| Registry | |||
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Request Receipt |
2015-08-21 |
Requests of a confidential nature are not published. | |
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Notice of Registration |
2015-08-26 |
5 business days from the date of receipt of the Request or 15 business days when further information is required from the Requesters. | |
| Elegibility | |||
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Management Response |
2015-09-25 |
21 business days from the date of notice of registration. The response will be published as an annex to the Eligibility Memorandum. | |
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Eligibility due date |
2015-10-26 |
21 business days from the date of receipt of Management Response or 45 business days after the Suspension is granted. | |
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Eligibility Memorandum Public Disclosure |
2015-11-12 |
As per the Access to Information Policy (OP-102) the disclosure of this document is done simultaneous to its distribution to the Board of Executive Directors. | |
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Closing date of MICI process |
2015-11-12 |
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