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Find Out What's in the Bill that Modifies Pesticide Regulations in Brazil
06/26/2018 - 11H56
ANGELA BOLDRINI
BRASÍLIA
A committee in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies released a favorable report on Monday (the 25th) concerning what some are referring to as the "poison bill". Before getting signed into law, the bill still has to be put to a vote in the lower house and be sent back to the Senate.
What's in the bill?
The bill aims to modify regulations concerning pesticides in Brazil. Currently, such regulations are overseen by the ministries of Agriculture, Health and of the Environment. The proposal would put oversight strictly in the hands of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The testing period that pesticides are subjected to can take up to five years. The bill would reduce that period to two years, after which products could qualify for provisional registrations as long as federal agencies haven't reached an official opinion.
It would also rebrand such products, typically referred to as "agrochemicals", as "pesticides".
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2018/06/1972934-find-out-whats-in-the-bill-that-modifies-pesticide-regulations-in-brazil.shtml