Regionalism and SDGs: A study of environmental governance and environmental regulations in brazilian municipalities

This research aims to analyze the Environmental Regulations and Environmental Governance in cities in Brazil, in the promotion of Sustainable Regional Development, based on the SDGs proposed by the 2030 Agenda. The study is characterized as descriptive, qualitative and used a documentary research and content analysis for analysis. The results showed that there is inequality in the quality of environmental governance between the regions studied, and that the two cities with the largest population, GDP and territory stood out in relation to the other regions. Regarding Environmental Regulations, there was a concentration of the Subsidies type. And regarding the SDGs, the governance profiles and environmental regulations aligned with SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 9, and SDG 12.