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| Decree Law 2.191 | |
|---|---|
| Title | Decree Law 2.191 |
| Enacted by | Brazil |
| Date enacted | 1990s |
| Status | Repealed/Amended |
Decree Law 2.191 is a Brazilian statutory instrument issued during a period of administrative reform that affected regulatory frameworks across multiple sectors, prompting interactions with notable actors such as Fernando Collor de Mello, Itamar Franco, Supremo Tribunal Federal, Ministry of Finance (Brazil), and National Congress of Brazil. The measure intersected with contemporaneous policies tied to Plano Real, Privatização no Brasil, Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988, Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social, and Banco Central do Brasil, influencing regulatory practice and sparking litigation before courts including the Superior Tribunal de Justiça and tribunals such as the TRF-1.
Decree Law 2.191 originated amid policy debates involving Plano Cruzado, Plano Collor, Programa Nacional de Desestatização, Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, Confederação Nacional da Indústria, and stakeholders like Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica Federal, Petrobras, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional and Vale S.A.. Its provenance traces to executive actions associated with presidents Fernando Collor de Mello and Itamar Franco, administrative priorities advanced by ministers such as Pedro Malan, Zélia Cardoso de Mello, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (as minister), and institutional responses from Tribunal de Contas da União and Procuradoria-Geral da República. Debates in the Câmara dos Deputados and Senado Federal (Brazil) referenced precedents including Código Civil (1916), Código Comercial (1850), and international models like rules adopted by the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The decree law contained provisions affecting entities such as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Embraer, Telebras, Eletrobras, and financial actors including Itaú Unibanco, Bradesco, Santander Brasil and regulatory agencies like the Banco Central do Brasil and Comissão de Valores Mobiliários. Key measures addressed relationships among Ministério da Fazenda (Brazil), Ministério do Planejamento, Ministério da Economia (Brazil), regulatory processes found in Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal, administrative contracts referenced by Lei de Licitações (1993), and asset disposition mechanisms akin to those in Programa Nacional de Desestatização. The decree law specified rules on matters that implicated rights overseen by Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, obligations resembling those in Código Tributário Nacional, and compliance regimes paralleling standards used by Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, Organização Mundial do Comércio, and Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica.
Implementation was coordinated through interlocutors including Ministério da Fazenda (Brazil), Presidência da República (Brazil), Secretaria de Acompanhamento Econômico, Banco Central do Brasil, and administrative bodies like Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações and Agência Nacional do Petróleo. Execution involved public enterprises such as Correios, Infraero, DNIT, and municipal actors exemplified by Prefeitura de São Paulo, Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro, Governo do Estado de São Paulo, and Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Administrative oversight engaged organs like the Tribunal de Contas da União and Controladoria-Geral da União, while procedural interfaces touched upon instruments used in Conselho Monetário Nacional deliberations and frameworks similar to those adopted by Banco Mundial programs and Fundo Monetário Internacional conditionalities.
The decree law generated litigation before tribunals including the Supremo Tribunal Federal, Superior Tribunal de Justiça, and regional courts such as the Tribunal Regional Federal da 1ª Região and Tribunal Regional Federal da 3ª Região. Plaintiffs and defendants ranged from corporations like Petrobras and Vale S.A. to public bodies such as Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social and Fundação Nacional do Índio, invoking constitutional clauses in the Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988, precedents set in cases involving Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade and doctrines developed in rulings by jurists like Ellen Gracie, Gilmar Mendes, and Sepúlveda Pertence. Jurisprudence weighed issues analogous to disputes over Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal application, direito administrativo principles adjudicated in matters with parallels to Joaquim Barbosa opinions, and administrative law themes reflected in decisions by Ministério Público Federal.
Politically the decree law influenced agendas of administrations including those of Fernando Collor de Mello, Itamar Franco, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, intersecting with policy packages such as Plano Real and privatization drives embodied by Programa Nacional de Desestatização. Economically its effects resonated with financial institutions like Banco do Brasil, Clube de Engenharia, Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo, and market regulators including Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, altering incentives for actors such as Embraer, Vale S.A., Petrobras and investment vehicles influenced by Bovespa trading dynamics. Sectoral shifts paralleled reforms seen in setor elétrico brasileiro, telecomunicações no Brasil, and setor portuário modernization, while fiscal implications engaged policy instruments comparable to those used in Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento.
Reception among stakeholders varied: industrial groups like Confederação Nacional da Indústria, labor organizations such as Central Única dos Trabalhadores, academic institutions including Universidade de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas, and press outlets like O Globo and Folha de S.Paulo registered divergent appraisals. Criticism invoked comparisons to controversies surrounding Privatização no Brasil, debates mirrored in commentary by figures such as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Aécio Neves, Ciro Gomes, and public intellectuals associated with Fundação Perseu Abramo and Instituto Millenium. Analyses referenced fiscal and administrative implications akin to disputes considered in Tribunal de Contas da União audits and policy reviews conducted by Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística and international observers like Banco Mundial.
Category:Brazilian law