212 candidates received fines from Ibama in these elections

More than 200 candidates running in this year's elections have already been fined by Ibama for environmental irregularities. A recent survey carried out by G1 shows that, together, the 212 fines amount to R$78 million reais. In another previous survey carried out by Agência Pública, the number of candidates fined was even higher: 251

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Gabriela Gonçalves

According with the G1 portal, a large part of the environmental crimes committed by candidates in this year's general and proportional elections were against flora, followed by the lack of environmental control and illegal fishing. 392 fines were imposed.

To arrive at the number, the report crossed Ibama information from the last 30 years with the basis of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

The G1 list points to candidates for the positions of federal and state deputy, senator and governor.

Values ​​per position

  • candidates for the position of federal deputy: R$37 million in fine
  • candidates for the position of state deputy: R$35,3 million in fines:
  • candidates for the position of governor: R$2,8 million in fines.

An inflation against President Jair Bolsonaro was applied in 2012, worth R$10 thousand. According to Ibama, the fine is prescribed.

States with the most fines

  • Mato Grosso (16,5%)
  • Rondônia (8,4%)
  • Roraima (7,3%)

Party with the most fines

  • PL
  • PP
  • PROS

Public Agency also checked environmental fines

In August 2022, the Public Agency revealed that 251 candidates in the 2022 electoral contest had environmental fines.


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This post was last modified on September 20, 2022 16:12

Gabriela Gonçalves

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