Resíduos sólidos e crime de poluição: avanços e retrocessos na legislação e na jurisprudência italianas

The article presents normative and jurisprudential developments involving solid waste pollution crimes in Italy, a country that has a tradition of dealing with illegal conduct linked to the so-called Ecomafia. Although the evolution of environmental criminal law in Italy has focused more on the issue of waste than Brazil, there are difficulties in common, such as deficiencies in the determination of crimes, delays in trials with the consequent possibility of recognition of prescription, and flaws in the legislation that allow offenders to avoid convictions and serve sentences.