Reflections of the loss of state control of pesticides in Brazil and their regulation by the market

Authors

  • Aline Monte Gurgel Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, Brasil.
  • Clenio Azevedo Guedes Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, Brasil.
  • Idê Gomes Dantas Gurgel Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, Brasil.
  • Lia Giraldo da Silva Augusto Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v11i3.1252

Keywords:

pesticides, neo developmentalism, reprimarization, regulation, flexibilization

Abstract

In the recent years, Brazil has established itself as one of the largest producers of agricultural commodities such as soybeans, corn and sugar. As this model is dependent on the use of chemical inputs, Brazil has become one of the largest consumers of pesticides in the world. The expansion of agricultural commodities and, consequently, the use of agrochemicals is due to the neo developmentalism, which drives the reprimarization of the Brazilian economy within the scope of neoliberal policies. This paper is based on a study that aims to evidence the loss of the regulatory function of the state regarding the registration of pesticides in Brazil. The capitalist logic of profitability seeks to replace the state by the market as a form of socialization and also as a regulatory mechanism. With the expansion of agribusiness, the flexibilization of the state's regulatory function tends to give no protection to the population against the harmful effects of agrochemicals, especially to those segments of greater vulnerability as workers and residents in rural areas.

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Published

2017-09-29

How to Cite

Gurgel, A. M., Guedes, C. A., Gurgel, I. G. D., & Augusto, L. G. da S. (2017). Reflections of the loss of state control of pesticides in Brazil and their regulation by the market. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v11i3.1252

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Essays

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