GNR detain 51 people and record 1,100 environmental crimes
The National Republican Guard (GNR) arrested 51 people, recorded 18,884 offenses and detected 1,100 crimes related to the protection of nature and the environment in 2020.
In a statement, the GNR said that in 2020 and within the scope of protecting nature and the environment, the SEPNA military carried out 73,450 patrols and 228,244 inspections that resulted in the arrest of 51 people, the lifting of 18,884 offenses and the detection of 1,100 crimes.
GNR also takes stock of the telephone line SOS Ambiente e Território do SEPNA, available 24 hours a day through the number 808 200 520, which registered, in 2020, a total of 12,185 complaints, which resulted in the registration of 2,286 administrative offenses and 110 crimes following the detected infractions.