Social movements and public policies against pesticides: the Zé Maria do Tomé Law in focus
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https://doi.org/10.36920/esa31-2_05Keywords:
pesticides, social movements, public policiesAbstract
A bill entitled the Zé Maria do Tomé Law, sponsored by state representative Renato Roseno (PSOL/CE), was approved in January 2019 in the state of Ceará (Brazil), prohibiting aerial spraying of pesticides. This law is the result of direct articulation between social movements and political representatives in line with the environmental justice agenda. This article analyzes how these movements sought support to approve this law within a context characterized by the current accumulation model based on agribusiness and widespread use of pesticides. In doing so, we investigate the process of creating these connections and obtaining approval for the Zé Maria do Tomé Law, as well as the conditions that favored the influence of social movements in shaping the proposed bill. A qualitative approach is used, through reports and narratives from the actors (movements, parliamentarians, researchers), newspapers, magazines, live sessions on social media, blogs, and public hearings.
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