Brazil: Veto Dangerous Pesticide Bill

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A worker applies fungicide after harvesting a soybean crop in the Central-West Region of Paraná, Brazil, September 16, 2023 © 2023 Dirceu Portugal/Fotoarena/Sipa via AP Photo (São Paulo) – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill set to weaken regulations on the registration and authorization of pesticides in Brazil, Human Rights Watch said today. Bill 1459/2022, passed by the Senate in a rushed procedure on November 28, 2023, presents a serious threat to the environment and the right to health. The bill, which rights and environmental groups call “the…

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