Conflitos ambientais na microrregi？o de Vi？osa - MG: o conflito entre a legisla？？o ambiental e os produtores agrícolas e o excesso de penaliza？？o dos pequenos casos de infra？？o à legisla？？o ambiental

the research presented in this article aims to identify and to analyze the cases of environmental conflicts in the microrregi？o de vi？osa, minas gerais, brasil. for this were performed data surveys were conducted in the archives of the ministério público regarding the municipalities of microrregi？o in study and a workshop with various social movements of the mesorregi？o da zona da mata. from this survey on we check the conflict established between environmental legislation and farm workers, and also the concentration of the penalty on small cases of violations of environmental legislation. thus, we conclude that to think about environmental conflicts is require the recognition of inequalities of power and the different types of knowledge and rationalities involved in the appropriation of natural resources by society.