Justice in favor of nature: the Xingu River as a subject of rights in the case of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric pla

Abstract

Taking into account an anthropocentric context of rivers and waters, they are not matters of law, given this scenario, nature constantly suffers human actions, most of the time they are devastating. This work addressed the issue of the history of the construction of the Belo Monte plant, which was built along the bed of the Xingu River, being a project marked by struggles, resistance and in controversies, both in the environmental sphere and in the violation of the rights of indigenous peoples. Ask yourself: will there be an anxious change in parameters regarding the rights of nature, which include rivers, their basins, their tributaries and their waters so that they are, in fact, protected? This research aimed to study the concept of rights of nature, its historical evolution and its contemporary relevance in the context of the global environmental crisis. The methodology used was bibliographical research, which consists of reviewing the literature related to the topic addressed. To this end, books, periodicals, articles, websites, complaints, lawsuits, among other sources were used. Therefore, it is concluded, based on the research, that rivers, in scientific decisions, are matters of law, through a legal representative, due to their civil legal incapacity and, in this context, there is the possibility of them being considered, as proven by this work, subjects of Law. The rights of nature have emerged as an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks confidentiality and protection of protective rights to ecosystems and natural elements.