The Brazilian Blue Amazon under threat: Why has the oil spill continued for so long?

• Published in: Ambiente & sociedade Vol. 23
• Main Authors: Gonçalves, Leandra R., Webster, DG, Young, Oran, Polette, Marcus, Turra, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sao Paulo Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade, Revista Ambiente & Sociedade 2020; Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade (ANPPAS)
• Subjects: Beaches; Biodiversity; Brazil; Civil society; Coasts; Degradation; Delayed; Disasters; Environmental protection; Governance; International agreements; International community; Jurisdiction; Oil spill; Oil spills; Petroleum; Political power; Power; power disconnects; Prevention; Social networks; Victims; Brazil

Abstract In August 2019, an oil spill incident washed the coast in Brazil affecting some of the country’s most visited and preserved beaches in Northeast and Southeast. This paper argues that the influence of power disconnects delayed the proper actions. Power disconnects occur when the victims of e...