ABSTRACT
This article, an essay, discusses the implications of market power and private interests against the defense of public interest and common goods that should mark the Held of public health. The reference for this discussion is the author’s role in the field of environmental health and its relationship as militant with movements for environmental justice. The developed reflections analyze environmental conflicts arising from the predatory model of development adopted by Brazil in the production of rural and metal commodities, as well as the limits of science to face the challenges related to these conflicts. The article concludes with a proposal of relevant topics to the construction of a critical and proactive agenda for the fields of public and environmental health.
KEYWORDS
Public Health; Environmental Health; Market Power; Environmental Conflicts; Environmental Justice