Considered “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the WHO, the level of glyphosate residue allowed in Brazilian drinking water is 5,000 times higher than the limit permitted in the European Union.
In some parts of the state, the poison is applied to soybean and corn crops and eucalyptus plantations. In others, however, spraying over babassu groves aims to destroy native vegetation in order to open up new areas for cattle pasture.
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