Brazil House of Representatives regulates deposits of agrochemicals

The Brazilian House of Representatives approved recently a bill (1805/2015) authored by the representative Jerônimo Georgen from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The proposal regulates the location of dealerships and distributors of agrochemicals. The text allow the establishment of deposits in rural zones, “mix urban”, commercial or industrial zones.

The major goal is to establish a framework for the sector bringing legal certainty for the enforcement from the side of agents. “We are regulating a situation that comes from the growth of cities. Therefore, a lot of dealerships staying within the urban perimeter. And the structures that follow environmental and public health rules. There is a legal lapse that will make that several establishments should be forced to close. So we are presenting this national framework so that we can maintain the activity of dealerships, which are fundamental for the farm business,” justified the representative.

Yet according to Goergen, the removal of these establishments to the outside of the urban perimeter bring insecurity for traders. “The dealerships already suffer with crime within the cities, but imagine if we take to outside areas. It would be an invitation to the gangs specialized in stealing those products, highly valued because of the fact that it is quoted in U.S. dollars,” pondered Goergen. The unique highlight voted, and approved by the Communist Party of Brazil, excluded the text the expression that allowed the deposit location next to residencies. The bill 1805/2015 now goes to the Senate analysis.