This article examines the political, ecological and educational facts of President Lula's first term (2002-2006) and argues that there was a political and ethical crisis that weakened the representation of citizenship built by social movements during the struggle against dictatorship (1964-1984). Considering this, it questions the role of environmental education as political education, of which the principal fundamentals are citizenship and ethics, indicating some of the challenges for forming a new generation of environmental educators.
Citizenship; environmental education; President Lula's administration