14 thousand people were poisoned by pesticides during Bolsonaro’s government

During the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL), 14,549 people were poisoned by pesticides in Brazil. Soybean, tobacco and corn crops are champions in poisonings. An unprecedented survey conducted by Agência Pública and Repórter Brasil, with data from 2019 to March 2022 from the Ministry of Health’s notification system, shows that these poisonings led to 439 deaths – equivalent to one death every three days.

In this period, Brazil broke the record for pesticide approvals, with more than 1,800 new registrations, half of them already banned in Europe. Today there are 3,748 agrochemical products commercialized in Brazil.

Bolsonaro’s administration has also been marked by the progress of Bill 1459/2022, nicknamed the “Poison Package,” which could further facilitate the approval of these substances.