Os crimes contra a flora no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro: o caso dos incêndios no Pantanal

Abstract

In recent years, an increase in fires in the Pantanal biome has been observed. Faced with the enormous devastation suffered by the region, there is a need to combat environmental crimes using the environmental protection provided for in Law n. 9.605/1998, known as the Environmental Crimes Law. Thus, this work is justified by the need to raise the implications that fires have caused in the flora of the Pantanal. Regarding the methodology, the deductive method with a qualitative approach was adopted, with the research objectives being descriptive, using the bibliographic and documental procedure. It was found that fires in the Pantanal threaten local biodiversity, soil quality and increase atmospheric pollution, and should be better monitored and controlled by the authorities. In this sense, the Environmental Crimes Law can be a necessary tool to combat and prevent fires in the Pantanal biome.