O DIREITO AMBIENTAL E A RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL DA EMPRESA SAMARCO

Abstract

The present work is an analysis on the civil and administrative responsibility of SAMARCO Companies and the application of environmental law to the detriment of social and environmental damages credited to the company's performance. The work is divided into three chapters. The first is a conceptual analysis of environmental responsibility, the second will deal with the historical evolution of the exploitation of mineral resources in Brazil and the performance of the mining companies with special SAMARCO attention. The third chapter will focus on the evolution of environmental law in Brazil, and on the social responsibility of SAMARCO Company and law enforcement. The paper seeks to problematize how the institutional dynamics affect the decision making process of business organizations in the adoption of corporate environmental responsibility. In what way can Brazilian environmental legislation contribute in the medium and long term to mitigate environmental impacts from mining? The objective is to provide a reflexive analysis about the history of mineral exploration in Brazil, the evolution of environmental control mechanisms (legislation), as well as the civil and administrative responsibility of SAMARCO based on the penalties already applied Under the effect of Brazilian environmental legislation. This is a bibliographic study based on the selection of texts and documents pertinent to the theme. It is concluded that companies, based on environmental legislation, must carry out a planning focused on the 1 quality management and control of environmental risks in order to avoid situations such as those that have arisen from the tragedy of Mariana.