Pushing through: the Covid-19 Pandemic, the destructuring of environmental policy and the austerity neoliberalism.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2022.58.12096Keywords:
Meio Ambiente, Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Políticas Públicas, Neoliberalismo de austeridadeAbstract
The work presents a study on the destructuring of Brazilian environmental policies, especially observable during the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, and its framing in the policies of austerity neoliberalism. Initially, aspects related to the right to an ecologically balanced environment will be addressed, enshrined in the text of the 1988 Constitution and other legal instruments. In the sequence, we present the measures of destructuring of the environmental policies implemented by the Union, during the period of the pandemic of COVID-19, as well as its consequences on the Brazilian environmental indicators. The neoliberal austerity arguments, which would justify the adoption of these measures by the Brazilian State, will be presented to demonstrate their inadequacy to the dictates enshrined in the 1988 Constitution of the Republic. Therefore, the investigation takes place through the analysis of the legislation, doctrine, and data on institutional websites and State platforms. Adopting the substantial analytical method of Prof. Washington Peluso Albino de Souza and as a theoretical reference the construction on austerity neoliberalism presented by professors Giovani Clark, Leonardo Alves Corrêa and Samuel Pontes do Nascimento.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
By publishing in the Revista Direito em Debate, authors agree to the following terms:
Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0), which allows:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.
These permissions are irrevocable, provided the following terms are respected:
Attribution — authors must be properly credited, with a link to the license and indication of any modifications made;
No additional restrictions — no legal or technological measures may be applied that restrict the use permitted by the license.
Notices:
The license does not apply to elements in the public domain or covered by legal exceptions.
The license does not grant all rights required for specific uses (e.g., image rights, privacy, or moral rights).
The journal is not responsible for opinions expressed in the articles, which remain the sole responsibility of the authors. The Editor, with the support of the Editorial Committee, reserves the right to suggest or request modifications when necessary.
Only original scientific articles presenting research results of interest, not previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal with the same purpose, will be accepted.
References to trademarks or specific products are intended solely for identification purposes and do not imply any promotional endorsement by the authors or the journal.
License Agreement (for articles published as of 2026): Authors retain copyright over their articles and grant the Revista Direito em Debate the right of first publication.
