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Trabalhador do campo usa pesticida e agrotóxico em plantação.
Politics

Lula sanctions pesticide bill with 14 vetoes

Under consideration since 1999, the piece lays down rules for the control, inspection, and supervision of these products, which have the potential to harm human and animal health as well as the environment, but are widely used in agriculture to protect and boost production.

A vacina BCG é ministrada, preferencialmente, em crianças recém-nascidas.
Health

Brazil sees vaccination coverage rise in 2022

The Childhood Health Observatory developed its own methodology to calculate vaccination coverage and correlate this data with other epidemiological information.

Rio de Janeiro - Comunidade da Rocinha, após confrontos entre grupos de traficantes rivais pelo controle de pontos de venda de drogas (Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil)
General

Study gauges impact of shootings on health of favela residents in Rio

The risks of people in the slums most exposed to gunfire developing depression and anxiety are more than twice as high as in other communities. Prevalence is also higher for insomnia and high blood pressure.

Brasília (DF), 20/03/2023 - O presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, participa de anúncio da retomada do programa Mais Médicos para o Brasil. Foto: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil
Health

Brazilian government relaunches Mais Médicos program

The forecast is that, until December, around 28 thousand professionals will be fixed in the country, especially in areas of extreme poverty. Five thousand vacancies will be opened this month.

Surucucu (RR), 09/02/2023 - Pedro, homem yanomami caminha com suprimentos em trilha no Surucucu, na Terra Indígena Yanomami.  Foto: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
Human Rights

Yanomami indigenous people suffer impacts caused by illegal mining

Amidst the chaos experienced by the Yanomami people, hope for the future lies in the reactivation of schools in the region, which were closed more than a decade ago.