INFERENCES ON THE BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES LAW IN COMPARISON WITH THE COLOMBIAN CRIMINAL CODE

Abstract

Environmental topics have not borders, involve the understanding and interpretation of environmental laws in different countries and cultures. The objective of this research was to analyze the interpretative similarities and differences of environmental criminal laws of Brazil and Colombia, through a comparative study of the Brazilian Law of Environmental Crimes and the Colombian Criminal Code. Scientific papers about environmental criminal law of the two countries were consulted on specialized sites, law was consulted on government sites; the main criterion was its updating and validity. Significant results were found in subjects like guilt, responsibility and participation of people in crimes, administrative responsibility, damage to other people’s property as aggravating, environmental expertise, responsibility of the legal person, the depth to describe some environmental features and common issues between the two laws. The research concluded that the Brazilian law is more specific in environmental issues, proving a more efficient coverage for the penalization of environmental crimes compared to the Colombian Criminal Code.