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Learn about the official channels for reporting environmental crimes,
animal abuse, and other threats to wildlife and nature.
How to report
Choose the most appropriate channel.
Reports can be submitted through federal channels or to the responsible authorities in each state. Whenever possible, gather the location, date, description, and any records that may help identify the incident.
Linha Verde
Ibama’s national environmental reporting channel, available from anywhere in Brazil.
Go to IbamaOnline reporting
Online reports are submitted through Fala.BR, the Integrated Ombudsman and Access to Information Platform provided by the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil.
Go to Fala.BRTelephone support
Contact Ibama’s Linha Verde free of charge.
Call nowDisque Denúncia
This Military Police channel receives reports of animal abuse, illegal hunting or fishing, pollution, deforestation, fires, and other environmental crimes.
Call 181Reporting channels across Brazil
Find the contact for your state.
Hover over or select a state to view the responsible authority and available reporting channels.
Environmental legislation
What protects wildlife and nature.
Review the main legal provisions related to environmental protection, liability for violations, and biodiversity conservation.
Brazilian Federal Constitution · Art. 225
Paragraph 3 establishes that conduct and activities harmful to the environment may subject offenders to criminal and administrative penalties.
Law No. 6,938/1981
Establishes Brazil’s National Environmental Policy and includes oversight of the use of environmental resources among its principles.
Law No. 9,605/1998
Provides for criminal and administrative penalties arising from conduct and activities harmful to the environment.
Law No. 9,784/1999
Regulates administrative proceedings within Brazil’s Federal Public Administration.
Law No. 9,966/2000
Addresses the prevention, control, and oversight of pollution caused by oil and other harmful or hazardous substances in waters under Brazilian jurisdiction.
Law No. 13,123/2015
Provides for access to genetic heritage and associated traditional knowledge, as well as benefit-sharing for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
Decree No. 6,514/2008
Provides for environmental administrative violations and penalties and establishes the federal process for investigating them.
Decree No. 8,136/2002
Addresses penalties applicable to violations related to the prevention, control, and oversight of pollution by oil and other harmful substances in national waters.
Decree No. 8,772/2016
Regulates Law No. 13,123/2015 regarding genetic heritage, associated traditional knowledge, and benefit-sharing.
Ibama Normative Instruction No. 10/2012
Regulates procedures for investigating environmental administrative violations, applying penalties, filing defenses and appeals, and collecting fines within Ibama.
Ibama Normative Instruction No. 19/2014
Establishes procedures for the seizure, registration, control, and disposition of animals, products, instruments, equipment, and vehicles involved in environmental violations.
Conama Resolutions
These resolutions establish guidelines, technical standards, criteria, and rules related to environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources.