AreaBrazil

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityGlyphosate

Date18/08/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentPesticide regulation

DescriptionFederal court overruled an injunction suspending the use of products containing glyphosate, a herbicide widely employed for soybeans and other crops, citing potential economic damage at national level.

NotesIn August, a Brazilian judge suspended the use of product containing glyphosate, a herbicide extensively employed for soybeans and other crops in Brazil and world-wide. Under the injunction, existing and new registrations of products containing the chemical were to be suspended as of September 2018, until the country’s health authority ANVISA issued the findings from its re-evaluation of the herbicide’s safety. Eventually, after Brazil’s Solicitor General filed an appeal backed by the Agriculture Ministry, arguing that the suspension would harm farmers and potentially result in a loss of around USD 25 billion in export earnings, the injunction was overruled. The Appeals Court maintained that the injunction would harm the country’s economy.