Brazil's representatives deny bills to ban herbicide tolerant GMO
Date:07-02-2015
Brazil's House of Representative Commission of Agriculture, Livestock, Supply, and Rural Development rejected a bill that intended to ban the sale and cultivation of genetically-modified seeds with tolerance to herbicides. The proposal (PL 6432/13), authored by representative Ivan Valente, yet would seek to prohibit imports of GMO food.
The rapporteur of the project, representative Wellington Roberto changed his first opinion and admitted that the measure would hurt agriculture. Former representative Moreira Mendes argued that the use of biotechnology "increases yields and reduces environmental impacts due to the lesser use of agrochemicals," and from "the economic stand point, transgenic products bring a larger share of Brazilian products in the international markets".
The maintenance of GMO was backed yet by the remembering of the Biosecurity Law, approved by the Brazilian Congress in 2005, guaranteeing high parameters and requirements to release GMO. Representatives also cited the credibility of the National Technical Commission of Biosecurity and the National Council of Biosecurity, which are attributed to approve research, production and sales of biotechnology.
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