Brazil – Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project: Project Appraisal Document
Brazil
Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Brazil Country Management Unit
Date: August 26, 1998 Task Managers: Daniel R. . Gross & Ricardo Tarifa Country Director: Gobind T. . Nankani Sector Director: Maritta Koch-Weser Project ID: BR-PE-58129 Sector: Environment Program Objective Category: Environmentally Sustainable Development Lending Instrument: Emergency Loan Program of Targeted Intervention:
[ ] Yes
[X] No
Project Financing Data
[X] Loan [ ] Credit [ ] Guarantee
For Loans: Amount (US$m): 15.0 Proposed terms: [ ] Multicurrency [X] Single currency, US dollars [ ] Standard Variable [ ] Fixed [X] LIBOR-based
Grace period (years):
5
Years to maturity:
15
Commitment fee:
.75%
Service charge:
nil
Financing plan (US$m):
Source
Local
Foreign
Total
Federal Government 4.8 0.2 5.0 IBRD 12.7 2.3 15.0 IBRD (Rain Forest Trust Fund) 0.0 2.0 2.0
Total
17.5 4.5 22.0 Borrower: The Federative Republic of Brazil Guarantor: N/A Responsible agencies:
- Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Legal Amazon MMA
- Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources IBAMA
Estimated disbursements (Bank FY/US$M):
1999
2000
Annual
14.0
1.0
Cumulative
14.0
15.0 For Guarantees: N/A Retroactive financing up to a maximum of US$ 3 million (20% of Loan total) is requested for eligible expenditures incurred prior to Loan effectiveness due to initiation of implementation in August 1998.
Project Implementation period: 2 years Expected effectiveness date: September 15, 1998 Expected closing date: August 31, 2000
