#News: #Brazil’s proposed #pesticide bill slashes safety buffer zones, risking severe #health impacts for #indigenous communities. Activists warn of agribusiness influence over government, demand stronger protection. 🌱 #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/18/brazil-pesticide-bill-threatens-health-livelihoods
Brazil: Pesticide Bill Threatens Health, Livelihoods
The legislature of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, an industrial agriculture hub, is considering a bill that would drastically reduce buffer zones meant to limit communities’ exposure to pesticides.Human Rights Watch
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