Legal frameworkAccording to the Federal Constitution, the environment is a collective asset to be preserved for the sake of present and future generations. Conducts or activities considered harmful to the environment, such as oil spills, give rise to an array of criminal and civil liabilities. The Union and the states legislate concurrently on liability for environmental damage. At the federal level, the main statutes are Law 9,605 of 1998 (the so-called ‘Environmental Crimes Law‘), which regulates criminal and administrative sanctions … Continue reading Supreme Court rules there is no time bar for environmental damage claims