Climate – Brasil de Fato

New association aims to support victims of pesticide contamination in Brazil

Leonardo Fernandes — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:14:59 +0000

During the National Meeting of Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST) in Salvador, Bahia, this January, the Permanent Campaign Against Pesticides and For Life conducted a nationwide mapping initiative with agrarian reform settlers to identify areas affected by agrochemicals. The effort aimed to document methods of contamination, including aerial spraying by drones and aircraft, ground-level […]

Climate – Brasil de Fato

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