The limits of the precautionary principle in brazilian environmental judicial decisions

AutorCarina Costa de Oliveira - Fabrício Ramos Ferreira - Gabriela Garcia Batista Lima Moraes - Igor da Silva Barbosa
CargoProfessor of international and environmental law at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil. Postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Cambridge - Cambridge Center for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), with a fellowship from CAPES-Strategic Programs; and Law School - University of Adelaide, ...
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Carina Costa de Oliveira
Professor of international and environmental law at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF,
Brazil. Postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Cambridge - Cambridge Center for Environ-
ment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), with a fellowship from CAPES-
-Strategic Programs; and Law School - University of Adelaide, Australia, with FAP-DF scholarship.
PhD in Law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon -Assas. Master in International Law at the
University Center of Brasília - UNUCEUB, Brazil - DF, Brazil.
Email: carinaoliveira@unb.br
Fabrício Ramos Ferreira
Professor at the IESB University Center (IESB), Brasília-DF, Brazil. Doctorate in Law from
the University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil. Master in Sustainable Development by
the Sustainable Development Center of the University of Brasília (CDS / UnB), Brasília-DF,
Brazil. Specialist in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development by the Sustainable De-
velopment Center of the University of Brasília (CDS / UnB), Brasília-DF, Brazil. Graduated
in Law from the University of Amazonia (UNAMA), Belém-PA, Brazil.
Email: ferreira. fabricio@uol.com.br
http://dx.doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v15i32.1252
THE LIMITS OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRIN-
CIPLE IN BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Gabriela Garcia Batista Lima Moraes
Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Brasília (UnB). PhD in Law from the
University of Aix-Marseille-France and the University Center of Brasília ( Uniceub ), Brasília
- DF, Brazil. Master in Law from the University Center of Brasília ( Uniceub ), Brasília - DF,
Brazil. Specialist in International Environmental Law from UNITAR - UNEP, Switzerland.
Bachelor of Laws from the University Center of Brasília ( Uniceub), Brasília - DF, Brazil.
Email: gabrielalima@unb.br
Igor da Silva Barbosa

Law from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador - BA, Brazil. Graduated in
Diplomacy from the Rio Branco Institute, Brasília-DF, Brazil.
Email: igorbarbosa1804@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The object of the work is the analysis of the limits of the material and

the brazilian court decisions. For this purpose, were collected the judgments
available in the databases of several Brazillian Courts, wich showed a
positive response to the term “precautionary principle”. Were analyzed
a total of 182 judgments, whitch were organized by big themes. So, it

THE LIMITS OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUDICIAL DECISIONS
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decisions that grant polluting permits, on the reason for the shift of burden
of proof, reaching the conclusion that it is implemented inappropriately
by the courts. The reason is in the inaccurate conceptual bases, as well in
the absence of a criteria for the aplication of the principle in a concrete
case. In the end, have been synthesized the criteria that could be applied
by the administrative authorities and by the judges in the intepretation of
the principle.
Keywords:
judicial decisions.
OS LIMITES DO PRINCÍPIO DA PRECAUÇÃO NAS
DECISÕES JUDICIAIS BRASILEIRAS EM MATÉRIA
AMBIENTAL
RESUMO
O objeto do trabalho é a análise dos limites dos efeitos materiais e
processuais do princípio da precaução, analisando-o diretamente nas
decisões judiciais brasileiras. Desta forma, foram coletados os acórdãos
disponíveis dos bancos de dados informatizados de vários Tribunais
brasileiros, que em seu sistema, apresentaram uma resposta positiva ao
        
acórdãos, que foram organizados por grandes temas. Foi então possível
       


de forma inapropriada nas decisões judiciais. O motivo é devido às suas


os critérios que poderiam ser aplicados pelas autoridades administrativas
e pelos juízes na interpretação do princípio
Palavras chave: princípio da precaução; efeitos; limites; critérios;
decisões judiciais ambientais.

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