Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice

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Autor(a) principal: Santos, Pollyana Martins
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Loreto, Maria das Dores Saraiva de, Oliveira, Marcelo Leles Romarco de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomico/article/view/28805
Resumo: This work aims to analyze the Brazilian environmental legislation regarding environmental licensing from the critical view of environmental justice, seeking to understand its role as a formal space for disputes for environmental justice, and as a mechanism for legitimizing environmental justice or injustice. For this purpose, federal and state legal instruments, issued by the Legislative and Executive Powers and, at the administrative level, by the environmental agencies, were analyzed. Data were processed using the IRaMuTeQ software, using the Descending Hierarchical Classification and Word Cloud analyses. The results showed, in all analyzed classes, elements that indicate environmental injustice. Thus, within the scope of the analyzed legal instruments, a hegemonic utilitarian discourse was observed, which reproduces the environment from an economic perspective, devoid of sociocultural meanings. In this sense, it is concluded that the Brazilian legislation regarding environmental licensing, in addition to not adequately exercising its role in the construction of environmentally fair results in the context of environmental conflicts, can be transmuted into mechanisms for the reproduction and legitimization of environmental injustices.
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spelling Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justiceO licenciamento ambiental na legislação brasileira: uma análise a partir da visão crítica da justiça ambientallegislação ambiental; licenciamento ambiental; conflitos ambientais; justiça ambiental; injustiça ambiental.environmental legislation; environmental licensing; environmental conflicts; environmental justice; environmental injustice.This work aims to analyze the Brazilian environmental legislation regarding environmental licensing from the critical view of environmental justice, seeking to understand its role as a formal space for disputes for environmental justice, and as a mechanism for legitimizing environmental justice or injustice. For this purpose, federal and state legal instruments, issued by the Legislative and Executive Powers and, at the administrative level, by the environmental agencies, were analyzed. Data were processed using the IRaMuTeQ software, using the Descending Hierarchical Classification and Word Cloud analyses. The results showed, in all analyzed classes, elements that indicate environmental injustice. Thus, within the scope of the analyzed legal instruments, a hegemonic utilitarian discourse was observed, which reproduces the environment from an economic perspective, devoid of sociocultural meanings. In this sense, it is concluded that the Brazilian legislation regarding environmental licensing, in addition to not adequately exercising its role in the construction of environmentally fair results in the context of environmental conflicts, can be transmuted into mechanisms for the reproduction and legitimization of environmental injustices.Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a legislação ambiental brasileira referente ao licenciamento ambiental a partir da visão crítica da justiça ambiental, procurando compreender seu papel enquanto espaço formal de disputas por justiça ambiental. Para tanto, foram analisados instrumentos legais federais e estaduais, emanados pelos Poderes Legislativo, Executivo e, na esfera administrativa, pelos órgãos ambientais. Os dados foram processados por meio do software IRaMuTeQ, sendo empregadas as análises de Classificação Hierárquica Descendente e Nuvem de Palavras. Os resultados apontaram, em todas as classes analisadas, elementos sinalizadores de injustiça ambiental. Assim, observou-se, no âmbito dos instrumentos legais analisados, um discurso hegemônico utilitarista, que reproduz o meio ambiente a partir do viés econômico, destituído de sentidos socioculturais. Neste sentido, conclui-se que a legislação brasileira referente ao licenciamento ambiental, além de não exercer seu papel na construção de resultados ambientalmente justos no âmbito dos conflitos ambientais, podem se transmudar em mecanismos legais de reprodução e legitimação de injustiças ambientais. Editora Universitária Champagnat - PUCPRess2022-11-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomico/article/view/2880510.7213/revdireconsoc.v13i2.28805Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2022): May/August; 329-364Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2022): mayo/agosto; 329-364Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental; v. 13 n. 2 (2022): maio/agosto; 329-3642179-82142179-345X10.7213/revdireconsoc.v13i2reponame:Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambientalinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)instacron:PUC_PRporhttps://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomico/article/view/28805/25956Copyright (c) 2022 Pollyana Martins Santos, Maria das Dores Saraiva de Loreto, Marcelo Leles Romarco de Oliveirahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSantos, Pollyana MartinsLoreto, Maria das Dores Saraiva deOliveira, Marcelo Leles Romarco de2023-01-12T19:34:18Zoai:ojs.periodicos.pucpr.br:article/28805Revistahttps://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomicoONGhttps://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomico/oai||nicolasadd@outlook.com|| revista.direito@pucpr.br2179-82142179-345Xopendoar:2023-01-12T19:34:18Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
O licenciamento ambiental na legislação brasileira: uma análise a partir da visão crítica da justiça ambiental
title Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
spellingShingle Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
Santos, Pollyana Martins
legislação ambiental; licenciamento ambiental; conflitos ambientais; justiça ambiental; injustiça ambiental.
environmental legislation; environmental licensing; environmental conflicts; environmental justice; environmental injustice.
title_short Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
title_full Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
title_fullStr Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
title_full_unstemmed Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
title_sort Environmental licensing in Brazilian legislation: an analysis from a critical view of environmental justice
author Santos, Pollyana Martins
author_facet Santos, Pollyana Martins
Loreto, Maria das Dores Saraiva de
Oliveira, Marcelo Leles Romarco de
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author2 Loreto, Maria das Dores Saraiva de
Oliveira, Marcelo Leles Romarco de
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos, Pollyana Martins
Loreto, Maria das Dores Saraiva de
Oliveira, Marcelo Leles Romarco de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv legislação ambiental; licenciamento ambiental; conflitos ambientais; justiça ambiental; injustiça ambiental.
environmental legislation; environmental licensing; environmental conflicts; environmental justice; environmental injustice.
topic legislação ambiental; licenciamento ambiental; conflitos ambientais; justiça ambiental; injustiça ambiental.
environmental legislation; environmental licensing; environmental conflicts; environmental justice; environmental injustice.
description This work aims to analyze the Brazilian environmental legislation regarding environmental licensing from the critical view of environmental justice, seeking to understand its role as a formal space for disputes for environmental justice, and as a mechanism for legitimizing environmental justice or injustice. For this purpose, federal and state legal instruments, issued by the Legislative and Executive Powers and, at the administrative level, by the environmental agencies, were analyzed. Data were processed using the IRaMuTeQ software, using the Descending Hierarchical Classification and Word Cloud analyses. The results showed, in all analyzed classes, elements that indicate environmental injustice. Thus, within the scope of the analyzed legal instruments, a hegemonic utilitarian discourse was observed, which reproduces the environment from an economic perspective, devoid of sociocultural meanings. In this sense, it is concluded that the Brazilian legislation regarding environmental licensing, in addition to not adequately exercising its role in the construction of environmentally fair results in the context of environmental conflicts, can be transmuted into mechanisms for the reproduction and legitimization of environmental injustices.
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