This Friday (20), the federal government instituted new fines for infractions involving forest fires.
The decision comes amid a wave of fires across the country in recent weeks.
The new sanctions are in (DOU), which also determined the increase of other fines for environmental crimes.
One of the new fines is R$10,000 for starting fires in forests or other native vegetation. If it happens in cultivated forests, the fine will be R$5,000.
The government also determined that, in cases where measures to prevent or combat forest fires are not adopted on properties, owners will pay fines ranging between R$5,000 and R$10 million. The measures mentioned are those provided for by the National Committee for Integrated Fire Management and the competent bodies of the National Environmental System (Sisnama).
Among the infractions that will have an increased fine are:
- Fire in agropastoral areas without authorization from the competent body: increases from R$1,000 to R$3,000;
- Failure to comply with an embargo on work or activity: the current penalty, from R$10,000 to R$1 million, was changed to a ceiling of R$10 million;
