Environmental crimes are all aggressions (damage and losses) to the environment and its elements: fauna, flora (animals and plants), natural resources and cultural heritage. environment as a whole.

It is the criminal lawyer who will defend those accused of these crimes and also work with the guidance of companies and their administrators in order to plan and avoid surprises.  In accordance with the law, all persons who, in any way, practiced actions that led to the occurrence of these crimes, as well as the administrator, the director, the member of the council and of a technical body, the manager, the auditor, the agent or representative of a legal entity, fall under the penalties provided for in the environmental crimes law.

It is important to emphasize that the infringing legal entity, that is, the one that practices harmful actions to the environment, will be held administratively, civilly and criminally liable for these conducts.  It is clear that the legal person cannot have its freedom restricted in the same way as an ordinary person, for this reason there are specific penalties for it. In these cases, fines and penalties restricting the law are applied, such as the temporary interdiction of the company or the work, the provision of services to the community such as funding environmental projects, among others.