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Decree-Law No. 2.848 establishing the Penal Code.

Pays/Territoire
Brésil
Type du document
Législation
Date
1940 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén., Eau
Mot clé
Mise en application Santé publique Lutte contre la pollution Pollution des eaux douces
Aire géographique
Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud
Entry into force notes
This Code enters into force on 1 January 1942.
Résumé

This Law regulates the Brazilian Criminal Code. In particular, Chapter III deals with crimes against Public Health, as follows: Art. 267 - Causing an epidemic through the propagation of pathogenic germs: Penalty - if the fact results in death, the penalty is doubled up to four years; Art. 268 - Infringing a determination of the public authority, aimed at preventing the introduction or spread of a contagious disease: Penalty - detention, from one month to one year; Art. 270 - Poisoning drinking water, for common or private use, or food or medicinal substance intended for consumption: Penalty - imprisonment, from ten to fifteen years; Art. 271 - Polluting drinking water, for common or private use, making it unfit for consumption or harmful to health: Penalty - imprisonment, from two to five years.

Texte intégral
Portugais
Site web
www.planalto.gov.br