O tráfico de animais no brasil: uma visão geral a respeito do problema

Abstract

This paper presents, in general, the problems of wildlife trafficking in Brazil. There is an approach about the history of this crime, how it started and how it became a habit in society today. It also presents the legislation and its evolution about animal trafficking and how to control and combat this crime. There is, in this article, facts and several opinions of many authors regarding the problem, and a concentration of rich information on RENCTAS report, which is a non-governmental, non-profit, that fights for the conservation of biodiversity. This report, much discussed in this paper, was the first National Report on Trafficking of Wild Animals and is the most comprehensive study on the subject. Finally, there is the conclusion regarding trafficking in Brazil, showing what could be done to combat this crime so impetuous and that grows for lack of an ideal supervision and legislation with harsher penalties.