This article aims to find European and global sources of influence on the modernization of Brazilian solid waste regulation. It offers international sources of the regulatory norms which are later tracked within Brazilian regulation, notably the Solid Waste National Policy (SWNP). Authors claim that the EU provides strong inspiration to Brazil in changing the paradigm of waste policy, especially in the area of consumption and transformation into the circular economy model. Next, the Europeanization research article provides an overview of the actual state of the art in EU legislation covering waste and its management and the overview of key aspects of Brazilian law.
Ondřej Filipec
Ondřej Filipec is an Assistant professor at the Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc. His research interests cover various topics linked to the EU and security, especially under the framework of Europeanization. He published two books about chemical regulation REACH (Springer Nature and UP Press) and now is teaching courses on Energy and Environmental Security, Project Management, and Czech and EU Environmental Policy. He is a member of several scientific organizations, including the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in EU Law and the Czech Association for European Studies. Since 2024 he has been responsible for sustainability and environmental protection of sports events organized by the Czech Figure Skating Federation, including the 2026 ISU World Championship in Prague.
Lucas Santana de Medeiros
Lucas Santana de Medeiros is a Brazilian lawyer with a degree in Law from the Federal University of Goiás, Jataí regional campus. For the past five years, he has been a partner at Gustavo Görgen Advogados in Brazil, working to resolve civil law issues. His research interests cover environmental law and waste regulation. He attended in 2022 the Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc under the UNIGOU program under the INCBAC – Institute of Czech Brazilian Academic Cooperation.
