Information and Communication Technologies and Socio-Environmental Issues

implications for access to justice

Abstract

This article addresses the contradictions arising from the interrelationships between the socio-environmental issue, Information and Communication Technologies, and access to justice within the context of the productive forces of contemporary capitalism – focusing on some of their effects on the Brazilian judiciary. The debate aims to present critical reflections on the contradictions between the intensified use of these technologies and the socio-environmental injustices that have prevented a significant portion of the population from exercising their right to access justice. Based on a bibliographic and exploratory research methodology, anchored in critical thinking authors, the study undertakes dialogues that highlight the ideological nature of Information and Communication Technologies and their impact on the living and working conditions of individuals and groups affected by environmental injustice. In this sense, it is noted that socio-environmental degradation, deepened in the current context of capitalism's structural crisis, has particularly penalized workers, low-income populations, and discriminated racial segments, pointing to major gaps that reproduce inequalities in Brazilian society. The conclusion is that the unequal appropriation of technologies has affected vulnerable layers of the population, making it necessary to place the socio-environmental issue at the center of the debate on access to rights.