Knowing Robotox: A profile of monitoring and releasing pesticides in Brazil

Abstract

Pesticides are products intended for the production sector, whose purpose is to preserve ecosystems by altering the composition of flora or fauna in order to preserve them from the harmful action of living beings considered harmful. The insertion of pesticides in Brazil is due to the Green Revolution, the mechanization and the intense use of agricultural inputs. As a result, damage to workers' health and the environment has been observed. Objective: To present the @robotox profile as a monitoring tool in the release of new pesticides. Methodology: From the exploratory research, the path was divided into 1) analyzing the profile systematically and 2) correlating with filtered data from MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply)/ANVISA (National Agency for Health Surveillance), both steps with temporal descriptors. Furthermore, the results: establish that the @robotox profile is an interdisciplinary initiative that dialogues between the social and scientific fields. It explores information condensed in the media in real-time, favoring the debate about agroecology in Brazil and the increase in pesticide releases that were made possible mainly due to political ruptures, increase in conservation capital, annulment of already sanctioned fundamental rights and technical neutrality.