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Brasiliens wichtigster Befreiungstheologe Frei Betto über Agrargifte. „Close to 20% of pesticides manufactured in the world are spread about our country. One billion litres a year: 5.2 litres for every Brazilian!“

Freitag, 19. April 2013 von Klaus Hart

Frei Betto zu „Biosprit“ – Soja nach Deutschland und Folgen: http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2008/02/13/amazonia-an-ecocide-foreseen/

THE UNSUSTAINABLE USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS

Frei Betto*

Brazil is the world champion when it comes to chemical fertilizers used in food farming. Close to 20% of pesticides manufactured in the world are spread about our country. One billion litres a year: 5.2 litres for every Brazilian!

Apart from the record numbers, the drama is increased because we authorise the use of the more dangerous substances which are already prohibited in most parts of the world and are dangerous for social, economic and environmental reasons.

Scientific research shows the impact of these substances in the lives of rural workers, consumers and other living beings, revealing how they produce disturbances such as cancer, neurological dysfunction, foetal malformation etc.

There is an increase in the incidence of cancer in children. According to oncologist Silvia Brandalise, director of the Boldrini Children’s Centre in Campinas (SP), pesticides alter the DNA and produce carcinogenesis.

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