Law No. 8.943 establishing fines to be paid by offenders for environmental pollution. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision São Paulo Document type Legislation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Offences/penalties Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of publication. Abstract This Law establishes fines to be paid by offenders for environmental pollution. Infringement of the provisions of this Law, the regulation thereof, as well as the norms, standards and technical specifications resulting from it will be, at the discretion of the competent authority, classified as minor, serious and very serious, considering different criteria (specified in the text with relevant penalty fine). Full text English