The Ecological ICMS as an Instrument of Environmental Policy in Brazil

The Ecological ICMS is an environmental policy tool that was innovatively implemented in the 1990s and is currently present in several Brazilian states. The goal of this article is to analyze how the Ecological ICMS was instrumentalized in the Brazilian states over time. The article concludes that,...

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Autores: Lui, Lizandro, Assunção, Patrícia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista Direito GV
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/91376
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/91376
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Environmental policy
public policy instruments
Ecological ICMS
state governments
municipal governments
Política ambiental
instrumentos de política pública
ICMS Ecológico
gobiernos estatales
gobiernos municipales
instrumentos de políticas públicas
governos estaduais
governos municipais
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Sumario:The Ecological ICMS is an environmental policy tool that was innovatively implemented in the 1990s and is currently present in several Brazilian states. The goal of this article is to analyze how the Ecological ICMS was instrumentalized in the Brazilian states over time. The article concludes that, in addition to the compensatory function that was inserted in its original conception, the aforementioned instrument adopted a second function in the sense of creating an incentive mechanism for municipalities to adopt actions in the environmental area.