The judge ordered the demolition of five irregularly built beach clubs on the outskirts of Jurere Internacional in Florianopolis to begin.

Irregularly built beach clubs in Urere to be demolished – Photo: Gabriel Lane/ND

Following the actions of the AGU (Attorney General of the Union), the Florianopolis 6th Federal Court ruled that the demolition of the buildings must be completed by December 18.

Institutions will only be able to install temporary structures between December 30 and January 2, with permission from the Union. The decision also set a 30-day deadline for the AGU to submit fines and damages that would accrue in connection with the illegal occupation.

The lawsuit that led to the demolition was originally filed by residents’ associations and the federal government department against the companies that owned the beach clubs. Later, the AGU began to act in the process, representing the Union, as well as the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Resources (Ibama), as the buildings caused damage to the environment.

After the judge recognized the lawsuit and determined the demolition and environmental rehabilitation of the territory, a conciliation hearing was held at the stage of execution of the sentence, at which the PSA, through the federal regional prosecutor of the 4th district and the prosecutor’s office of the Regional Union of the 4th region, advocated the immediate demolition of buildings, about which there was no controversy, that is, those that the owners of the clubs had already found wrong – a thesis that was accepted by the federal court.

“The central point, from Ibama’s point of view, is undoubtedly the environmental issue. We saw progress on a site that could not be built, with damage to the remaining vegetation, ”said Federal Attorney Camila Martins, who acted in this case. “Another point is the access of the population to the beach, which is a public good. Access was denied to the population due to the uneven privatization of these accesses,” he adds.

Rodrigo de Souza Aguiar, Regional Heritage and Environment Coordinator of the Regional Attorney of the Union 4th Region, also commented on the importance of the decision. “The Union understands that this decision is a continuation of a court decision, already final and not subject to appeal, which orders the removal of additional, temporary or final structures that go beyond those that were the subject of the agreement in 2005. All after submitting a restoration plan for the degraded site. Large fines are provided for non-compliance with this determination,” he concluded.