Sistema de responsabilização de crimes ambientais praticados em unidades de conservação no município de Manaus

Abstract

The protected areas, although inhibitors and essential to preservation and conservation, are not immune to constant threats and pressures, with the biggest challenge not its creation or implementation, but rather their protection. The objective is to evaluate the accountability system of environmental crimes in protected areas in the city of Manaus. In the first moment a literature survey was conducted establishing an overview of protected areas in the municipality of Manaus, among other things, providing the main threats to these protected areas, and the study of the legal implications of "triple accountability" and peculiarities of Law Environmental Crimes. After investigation of the relevant legislation to the theme as well as the disciplinary norms, the competent bodies have been identified in this system, proceeding with the description and mapping of the procedural action, audit the formal aspects as to proceedings distributed between 2009-2014, Specializing in Vara of Environment and Agrarian Issues, more detailed study to surrounding protected areas. From the information provided by the State of Amazonas Court proceeded with the procedural analysis where there has been an 61.4% reduction in the volume of distributed processes on the stick, relatively reverse the increase of deforestation, degradation, expansion the municipal urban area, among other directly harmful to the environment behaviors as indicated by the environmental monitoring institutions. Another result indicates an accumulation of 47% of cases not completed over the years, moreover, the process lasts an average of 4 years 1 month to finish, which is worrying given that the majority of environmental crimes are considered less offensive potential , ie worth less than 2 years and expire after a maximum of 4 years. Such information shows the precariousness both in legalization procedures as education and judgment of these, these facts that require measures and measures in order to reverse this situation, seeking greater integration between the body for proper accountability of environmental crimes by all appropriate legal means , thus reducing impunity. The main difficulty in conducting the survey was given to the fact the limitations of the SAJ System, used by TJAM, and its improper use, preventing further analysis and damaging a more conclusive study as to the processes that deal with crimes involving protected areas.