The Court of Justice of the State of Amazonas (TJAM) issued a technical note after receiving complaints accompanied by evidence about deforestation and burned in Parintins, about 370 kilometers from Manaus, Amazonas.
The irregularities occur in areas of the Pascoal Alaggio neighborhood, known as “Shanghai” and “Areial”, where the actions aim to force expropriations and irregular ownership, resulting in environmental degradation and termination of species.
The note asks the state and federal prosecutor to investigate the situation and adopt protection measures.
In addition, the Amazonas Public Security Secretariat were notified to investigate possible criminal organizations involved and the Brazilian Institute of Environment (Ibama) to evaluate environmental damage and relocation of threatened species.
The document also guides the municipality of Parintins to suspend new titles until the situation is regularized.
The technical note emphasizes the need for more rigorous land and environmental management, aiming at the protection of the Amazonian biome, respect for the rights of the community and the liability for illegal activities.
The population is also encouraged to report harmful actions to the environment so that measures can be applied.
Context of complaints
The court recalls the material that between 1999 and 2018, the Parintins region faced several invasions, leading to the expropriation of areas that gave rise to the neighborhoods Itaúna I, Itaúna II and Paulo Corrêa.
However, these areas should include environmental preservation zones, such as the margins of Lake Macarly, which housed more than a thousand chestnut trees. In 2024, these areas were devastated by burning caused by invaders.
Environmental impacts and legislation
According to the document, environmental destruction in Parintins violates national and international legislations.
The Federal Constitution of 1988 guarantees the right to an ecologically balanced environment, imposing on the public power the responsibility of protecting it.
In addition, Brazil is a signatory to international agreements, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) and the Paris Agreement (2015), which reinforces the importance of environmental protection.
The jurisprudence of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) states that the responsibility for environmental damage is objective and may be attributed to both owners and land occupants.
This content was originally published in court issues alert about disagreements of deforestation in Parintins on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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