Notas preliminares sobre a lei orgânica municipal e a eficácia das leis ambientais locais em Rio Grande – RS

Abstract

This study presents preliminary results from research activities in the area of Environmental Law linked to the Transdisciplinary Group of Juridical Research for Sustainability (GTJUS). The goal is to highlight some aspects of the Organic Law of the Municipality of Rio Grande (LOM/RG) regarding environmental matters, as disposed of under the Chapter IV – “On the Environment”, inserted in the Title IV – “On the Defense of Citizen, Health and Environment”, in the perspective of the process of globalization and its effects on the local sphere. Data and documents obtained from public agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and the internet were collected and analyzed, and a bibliographical revision was conducted, aiming to confront the environmental devices of the LOM/RG with constitutional commandments, considering the production of local environmental law, in order to evaluate the compatibility and effectiveness of the law. Concluding, the legal text of the LOM/RG is marked by juridical anthropocentrism and presents some deviations from the legislative technique. Furthermore, its efficacy is nullified by the absence of regulation.