Last Friday (3rd), the Tereré and Maragogipinho Quilombola Community in Vera Cruz had a meeting with representatives from the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge Concessionaire and the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra). During this meeting, the Concessionaire presented the Quilombola Component Study (ECQ) that they had prepared. Additionally, the community members had the opportunity to gain more knowledge about the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge Highway System project.

It took approximately a year to prepare the ECQ until the results were consolidated and met the environmental requirements of the installation permit process, during which potential environmental and socio-cultural impacts were identified and classified. This process was carried out in collaboration with the residents of the two Quilombola communities. The study’s findings were used to propose mitigation programs, such as the Cultural Support Program and the Community-Based Tourism Support Program. 

The meeting concluded with the residents expressing their approval of the presented study and agreeing to proceed with the preparation of the Quilombola Basic Environmental Plan (PBAQ).