Direitos ambientais e de gênero sob a perspectiva ecofeminista : uma análise constitucional do Brasil, Bolívia e Equador

Abstract

The increasing complexity of contemporary socio-environmental crises highlights the need for legal approaches capable of overcoming the fragmentation between environmental rights and gender rights within Latin American constitutional frameworks. The central problem addressed by this research lies in the traditionally sectoral treatment of these rights, which hinders the development of integrated legal responses to social and ecological inequalities. In this context, the study aims to analyze how ecofeminist principles can be incorporated into the Constitutions of Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador in order to promote an intersectional approach to environmental and gender rights. The relevance of this research is justified by the theoretical and practical contributions of ecofeminism as a critical perspective capable of articulating social justice, environmental protection, and gender equity, particularly in countries characterized by high biodiversity, structural inequalities, and a strong presence of Indigenous peoples and traditional communities. Methodologically, this is a qualitative study of a theoretical-documentary nature, developed through a specialized literature review and a comparative analysis of the constitutional texts of the three selected countries. The results indicate that the Constitutions of Bolivia and Ecuador show a closer alignment with ecofeminist principles, especially through the recognition of the rights of nature, plurinationality, and the valorization of traditional knowledge. By contrast, although the Brazilian Constitution advances in environmental protection and gender rights, it still addresses these dimensions in a fragmented manner. It is concluded that the incorporation of an ecofeminist perspective into constitutional frameworks can strengthen the articulation between environmental justice and gender justice, contributing to the construction of a more inclusive, sustainable constitutionalism committed to human dignity and ecological integrity. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]