PUNITIVE AND REPARATORY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN BRAZIL AND SPAIN

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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.2755

Abstract

This article presents a comparative analysis of Brazilian and Spanish legal framework over environmental protection. The environmental protection approach is evaluated under punitive perspectives, regarding criminal and administrative aspects, as well as under environmental damages reparation perspective. The article proposes as goal the evaluation of legal models, in special of Brazilian legal framework in order to explain possibilities of thinking and improvements. From descriptive and critical methodologies, the article links national and international normative systems, in favor of Environmental Law systemic analysis. The article adopts this methodology in order to obtain practical comparative wins. It concludes that there is a real possibility of improvement of environmental protection measures in Brazil, specifically, considering the environmental administrative punishment. Regarding specific results, the article manages the reflection of Brazilian legislation and the deep approach of regional legislation role.

Author Biographies

Marcelo Kokke, Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara (ESDHC)

Post-doctoral degree in Public- Environmental Law from Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. PhD and Master’s degrees in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil. Specialist Certification in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring from Universidade de Araraquara (UNIARA), Araraquara/SP, Brazil. Specialist Certification in Constitutional Procedure from Centro Universitário Metodista Izabela Hendrix (IMIH), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Degree in Law from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Professor at the PhD and Master’s Degree Program in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development of Dom Helder Escola Superior (DHES), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Federal Prosecutor for the Attorney General’s Office (AGU), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Leader of the Bioethics, Law, and Environmental Philosophy Research Group.

Elcio Nacur Rezende, Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara (ESDHC)

Post-doctoral degree from University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Madrid/Toledo, Spain, and from Università degli Studi di Messina (UNIME), Messina, Italy. PhD and Masters’ degrees in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-MINAS), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Professor at Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara (ESDHC), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Prosecutor for the National Treasury.

Rubén Miranda Gonçalves, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)

Post-doctoral degree in Law from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil. PhD and Masters’ degrees in Administrative Law from Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Degree in Law from USC. Professor of Philosophy of Law at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Substitute judge at Superior Court of Justice of Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

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2025-06-10

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Kokke, M., Nacur Rezende, E., & Miranda Gonçalves, R. (2025). PUNITIVE AND REPARATORY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN BRAZIL AND SPAIN. Veredas Do Direito, 22, e222755. https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.2755

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Vol. 22 (2025): Veredas do Direito, v. 22, 2025

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