The rise was driven by a record 15.1% rise in the agricultural sector, the most significant leap since the beginning of the time series in 1995. Industry and services also saw an improvement.
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.
The piece of legislation, sanctioned this week, was drafted in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Among other things, it outlines rules for agriculture and establishes a fund for environmental services.
Of this total, 58 percent is pastureland, which grew by more than 60 percent between 1985 and 2022 (164.3 million hectares). A substantial portion of this growth took place in the Amazon.
Boasting 3.9 million agricultural establishments, family farms represent 77% of all such establishments and occupy 23% of Brazil´s total agricultural land.
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