The Penal Protection of the Environment in Brazil and Costa Rica

Abstract

The text deals with the criminal protection of the environment in Brazil and in Costa Rica and brings considerations about this protection from the command of ample environmental protection provided for Constitution of two countries. The considerations are initiated by the Brazilian legislation that, in the infra constitutional scope, concentrates criminal types in only one diploma. Already in Costa Rica, one sees a pulverization of the laws that contain penal types. The research is theoretical-bibliographical and
logical-deductive reasoning. In conclusion, it should be noted that, while Brazil and Costa Rica lack legislative perfection and modernization, they also attribute this function to criminal law.

Keywords: Environment, Guardianship, Criminal law; Brazil, Costa Rica.