Environmental management in Minas Gerais and the breaking of the Fundão tailing dam in Mariana/MG
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1980-511X.2018v13n2p230Keywords:
Mining. Environmental management. National Environmental Policy. Environmental licensing. Tailing dam.Abstract
Living in an ecologically balancedenvironment is a guarantee established by our Constitution. Henceforth, it is up to our Public Administration, together with local communities, to defend the environment. Moreover, having good coordination for the protection of the environment with the promotion of sustainable economic development has proved to be an arduous task.Furthermore, following the constitutional wording, this paper explores environmental management in Minas Gerais, within the context of the Brazilian environmental disaster provoked by the
disruption, in 2015, of the Fundão Tailing Dam, located in Mariana/MG. In order to achieve this objective, this paper utilizes literature review with the analysis of official data. Consequentially, examining the Brazilian environmental licensing
system, which is at the core of our National Environmental Policy. This study also investigates the main characteristics of infrastructure and performance of the mining environmental
management system, giving emphasis on monitoring, aspects related to licensing and control processes of the dam – built
and operated by the company: Samarco Mineração SA. In conclusion, after identifying weaknesses in the environmental management system, our final considerations reaffirm the
importance of environmental regulation with regard to the promotion of sustainable development and the existence of adequate state capacity for its application.
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