MARKERS OF BRAZILIAN SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL NECROPOLICY

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Published: Feb 19, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v21.2437

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José Edmilson de Souza-Lima
Centro Universitário Curitiba (Unicuritiba)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-0225
Luciana Ricci Salomoni
Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4750-640X
Fernanda Gewehr de Oliveira
Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-6660

Abstract

Within the context of the socio-environmental crisis evident in the Legal Amazon region, this article aims to identify links between the actions of the current Brazilian government (2019-2022) and socio-environmental necropolitics. Among the specific objectives, the proposed investigation seeks to demonstrate the involvement of the current federal government in the increase of fires, deforestation, invasions of Indigenous territories, illegal mining, and violence in the Legal Amazon region. Drawing from Achille Mbembe™s thesis, the study aims to delineate a humanitarian crisis stemming from the necropolitics of the Bolsonaro government. Employing a quantitative methodology, the research involved collecting data related to the dismantling of environmental norms that guarantee public policies, official discourses inciting the violation of environmental norms, inertia in combating environmental crimes in the Amazon and against Indigenous peoples, spanning from January 2019 to August 2022. In a qualitative analysis, these data were integrated into the analytical framework derived by the authors from Mbembe™s work on necropolitics. As a result, the accusations of crimes against humanity filed against the Brazilian president the International Criminal Court (ICC) are further reinforced and justified.

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Vol. 21 (2024): Veredas do Direito, v. 21, 2024
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Author Biographies

José Edmilson de Souza-Lima, Centro Universitário Curitiba (Unicuritiba)

Doctoral degree in Environment and Development from Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba/PR, Brazil. Master’s degree in Political Sociology from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis/SC, Brazil. Degree in Social Sciences from UFPR. Professor of the Graduate Program in Law at Centro Universitário Curitiba (Unicuritiba), Curitiba/PR, Brazil.

Luciana Ricci Salomoni , Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Master’s student in Environment and Development at Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba/PR, Brazil. Specialist Certification in Environmental Law from UFPR. Degree in Law from Centro Universitário Autónomo do Brazil (Unibrasil), Curitiba/PR, Brazil. Member of the Environmental Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Paraná Section (OAB/PR), Curitiba/PR, Brazil. Member of the Inter research group (UFPR/CNPq) and the Epistemes Vivas research group (Unicuritiba/CNPq). Lawyer.

Fernanda Gewehr de Oliveira , Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Doctoral student in Environment and Development at Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba/PR, Brazil. Master’s degree in Environmental Systems and Sustainability from Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Unijuí), Ijuí/RS, Brazil. Specialist Certification in Labor Law and Process from Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal (Uniderp), Campo Grande/MS, Brazil. Degree in Law from Unijuí. Volunteer researcher at the Human Rights Research Group – PPGDH. Lawyer.