%0 Journal Article 
%A Silveira Miura, Aika
%A da Mata Cavalcante, Priscila
%A Lloret, Jaime
%T Matinhos Beach Nourishment and the Complexity of Coastal Management: Cooperation between the University and the Prosecutor’s Office

%D 2023
%@ 2304-0963
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32654
%X The Paraná State Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against the Paraná State and its Environmental
Agency due to serious illegalities in the bidding and li-
censing procedure of a project that cost around US$
77,861,223.28, to contract a company for the execution
of the work of Matinhos Seafront Recovery. Since the
analysis of the project required deep technical and scientific knowledge, the Prosecutor’s Office had the support of
the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), which delivered
several technical notes, pointing out the problems of the
studies, the administrative procedures, and the projects.
After a long attempt of trying to reach an extrajudicial
agreement, the Prosecutor’s Office had no other option
than to file a lawsuit against the Paraná State and the IAT
(Water and Land Institute) to annul the Bidding Procedure No. 49/2021 and the environmental licensing protocols and permits, since the environmental licensing procedures are null, without the obligatory Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA/RIMA) and before the preparation of the basic and executive projects. Furthermore, the projects were
expensive and carried out immense cultural, social, and environmental impacts and significant modifications to the
natural environment, its coastal dynamics, and the ecosystem services provided, losing natural habitats, and interfering
with nutrient circulation. Due to a partnership between the Public Ministry of Paraná and the Federal University of
Paraná, a class action still pending final judgment was drawn up to analyze and question fundamental technical points
neglected in carrying out public works to nourish the beach, in Matinhos, on the coast of the Paraná State, Brazil. The
study reviews technical notes presented by university researchers and highlights gaps in the project’s environmental
licensing. Remote sensing was used to analyze the variability of the area after beach fattening.
%K beach nourishment
%K environmental licensing
%K coastal management
%~ Universidad de Cádiz