Danos ambientais faunísticos no Rio Grande do Sul, sob a perspectiva da Criminologia Verde

Abstract

The present research had the general objective of investigating, under the Green Criminology approach, aspects related to environmental damages against fauna, both terrestrial and aquatic, in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul (Arroio do Padre, Arroio Grande, Canguçu, Capão do Leão, Cerrito, Herval, Morro Redondo, Pedro Osório, Pelotas, Pinheiro Machado, Piratini, Rio Grande, Santa Vitória do Palmar, Santana da Boa Vista, Turuçu). To this end, we sought to characterize the dynamics of occurrence (economic aspects, behavior and perception in relation to the active subjects) of the main environmental damages against fauna, from the perspective of the environmental policemen of the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul and investigate the profile, behavior and perceptions of the active subjects of offenses involving terrestrial and aquatic fauna. Firstly, a contextualization about the main regulations involving fauna was made; then, the main notes on the criminal protection of fauna were developed, as well as the main grounds that justify the green criminology as an analysis assumption of faunal violations. The research of exploratory nature and qualitative character used interviews for data collection, with the participation of environmental policemen, hunters, fishermen and a researcher. Data analysis was carried out through categories, which were arranged according to the offenses of hunting, illegal trade in wild animals, mistreatment and illegal fishing. Finally, subcategories were made containing the main motivations, resulting damage, related crimes, occurrence dynamics and profile of the subjects involved.