By Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Brazil’s Senate must reject a bill aimed at weakening regulations on pesticide<\/strong> use in the country. That’s the call<\/a> made by a group of United Nations experts who defined the bill<\/a> as “monumental setback for human rights.” The signatories, including the UN<\/strong> Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos A. Orellana<\/strong>, has referred to the bill as a “poison package.”<\/p>\n The regulation, they say, would “expose persons of all ages, including farmers, workers, indigenous peoples and peasant communities to hazardous substances with potentially devastating consequences for their health and well-being.”<\/p>\n