The ethics of development and protection to health conditions

This article discusses the influence of the Brazilian development model on the environment and on the population's health, focusing on the major characteristics as well as the consequences of this model - the so-called eco-inequalities. This paper presents data that attempt to illustrate the relationships between development, environment and health. The economic crisis of the last decade and the move to a neoliberal model by the Brazilian State are seen as factors that strongly hamper investments in the social and public sectors, promoting huge losses for the population and increased social inequalities in the country. Finally, emphasis is given to the need for a new ethics in the relationships among individuals, between individuals and State, and among Nations.

Public Health; Environment; Development Models; Ethics; Health Conditions