Brazil's Bolsonaro Green-Lights 150+ Pesticides This Year

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By MongabayMay 3, 2019, 11:00 am233 pts
By Sue Branford and Thais Borges With the ruralist lobby now in control of key sectors of the federal government, Brazil is rapidly approving new pesticides for use, some of which critics say are either unnecessary or excessively toxic. During the first 100 days of the Jair Bolsonaro administration, the…

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