Contradições Ambientais Da Noruega E Impactos No Brasil Estudo De Caso Sobre Barcarena-PA

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to conduct a political analysis of Norway's foreign actions, its companies, and their environmental impacts in Brazil. A case study was conducted on Norsk Hydro's activities in Barcarena, Pará, to identify the contradictions between Norway's environmental foreign policy and the impacts of the international activities of its natural resource companies. The theme was approached

based on two main works: "The struggle for the forest" by Leira from 2020 and Brazil- Norway: building partnerships in areas of strategic importance by Guimarães from

2011, which help in the proposal to relate the Norwegian sets of interests to the search for social and economic development in Brazil, understanding its environmental and commercial insertion. With monitoring through data provided by government agencies and scientific research, the existence of contradiction of Norwegian socio-environmental responsibility in the Legal Amazon was verified. The case of Barcarena allows us to conclude that the partnership of the two countries is inserted in an unequal panorama, in which the largest donor of the Amazon Fund is the same country whose companies have a history of severe environmental impacts in Brazilian territory.