A atuação da legislação brasileira frente ao greenwashing: placebos de empresas que lesionam o consumidor ecologicamente consciente.

Abstract

The work part of the premise that a balanced environment is intergenerational law .To this end, it is the duty of the society, especially, businesses care this valuable right.The consumer has shown to be aware by choosing eco-friendly products, however, share of companies have used the ecological consciousness of the consumer to benefit through the false consciousness, called Greenwashing or"lavagem verde". The research is justified by the need to make an approach to this phenomenon by checking the consequences arising from this fraudulent practice for the consumer and the possible punishments on companies that make use of green marketing to promote themselves. The main objective is to analyze the specifies creating legislation feasibility . When it comes the methodology was used in theoretical research approach phase of exploratory character and made use of the bibliographical method procedure. It was the technique of bibliographical research through collection of theoretical papers, journals, reports, laws, doctrines, opinions and court decisions . Thus, it appears that the legal system there is no fully effective mechanism to restrain such conduct because of the difficulties in detecting and monitor this phenomenon.