The report on the National Policy for the Reduction of Agrochemicals (PL 6670/16) ended without consensus in a vote this week in the Chamber of Deputies. Parliamentarians who oppose the text have obstructed it. Those who support the measure have asked for more time to analyze the proposal.
According to information from Agência Camara, the report by Nilto Tatto (PT-SP) proposes, among other measures, the creation of zones of restricted use and even areas free of pesticides, such as areas close to schools and homes. It also prohibits the use of products considered to be extremely toxic and provides for the revalidation of registrations every ten years.
During the debate on the vote, Rep. Sarney Filho (PV-MA) believes that the country could lose competitiveness if it continues to use agrochemicals without a more effective substitution policy.
The proposal of the National Policy for the Reduction of Agrochemicals also provides for several governmental actions to promote sustainable production. One of them allocates most of the public resources used to buy regulatory stocks for small and medium producers who practice organic or agroecological agriculture.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.