SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION IN MUNICIPAL BURNING THE SUGAR CANE

Abstract

This article examines the municipal jurisdiction through a case study: the straw burning of cane sugar in some municipalities of São Paulo. We discuss this subject from concepts introduced by the 1988 Federal Constitution, the interpretations offered by the Brazilian courts and the doctrine that deals with the issue. The municipal jurisdiction has two focuses of activity: the subjects of exclusive competence of the local entity and matters of concurrent jurisdiction or common, ie, those that are shared by its with the Union and States. The focus of the study is specifically the performance of competing legislative counties and the State of Sao Paulo in the case of the ban on burning the sugar cane.