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Prohibition of\u00a0aerial spraying of pesticides is under discussion in 10 Brazilian States.<\/b>\u00a0By\u00a0now, only the State of Cear\u00e1 has legislation that prohibits the practice. At the end of May, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the Cear\u00e1 law should be considered constitutional,\u00a0clearing up space\u00a0for the approval of this measure in other States. States of Paran\u00e1, S\u00e3o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Par\u00e1, Maranh\u00e3o, Piau\u00ed, Para\u00edba\u00a0and Pernambuco\u00a0have similar\u00a0projects\u00a0awaiting approval. (NGO Rep\u00f3rter Brasil<\/a>; State Legislative Assemblies)<\/p>\n Roberto Risolia is the new CEO at Microgeo<\/b>, a Brazilian biological fertilizer company, and CMO at P\u00e1tria Investimentos. (Microgeo; P\u00e1tria Investimentos)<\/p>\n Biological fertilizer launched by Corteva allows plants to\u00a0get\u00a0nitrogen from the air, that will be\u00a0converted into a nutrient source.\u00a0\u201cBy using the atmosphere’s inexhaustible source of nitrogen, we save the soil and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases\u201d,<\/b>\u00a0said Cristiane Delic, leader of Corteva’s biologics portfolio for Brazil and Paraguay. (Corteva Agriscience)<\/p>\n Uby, a plant nutrition holding company, invests<\/b>\u00a0US$ 20.93 million in a new biofactory in the city of Uberaba<\/b>, State of Minas Gerais. The objective is to manufacture approximately eight thousand tonnes of biofertilizers\/year. \u201cWe expect the factory to reach revenues of US$ 73.25 million by 2027. This, added to the group’s income, could reach US$ 250 million over the next five years\u201d, said Fabr\u00edcio Sim\u00f5es, president of the company. Uby operates in the production of biological pesticides, biological fertilizers and special fertilizers. (Uby)<\/p>\n Environment Commission\u00a0holds a meeting\u00a0on 06\/21 to vote on the Bill that creates a\u00a0new regulatory framework for bioinputs<\/b>, Bill No. 3668\/2021. The Bill was postponed at the end of 2022 because of a review request and is now back on the committee’s agenda. (Ag\u00eancia Senado)<\/p>\n Ministry of Agriculture\u00a0approves 55\u00a0pesticide\u00a0registrations<\/b><\/a>\u00a0of formulated products,\u00a0including\u00a013 biological products, seven of which are for organic agriculture. So far, in 2023, 121 products were registered, 28 of which were classified as low impact products.\u00a0(MAPA)<\/p>\n CTNBio approves\u00a0GDM’s transgenic soybean resistant to glyphosate and glufosinate ammonium<\/b>. (CTNBio; GDM)<\/p>\n Nutrigesso is in the\u00a0process of acquiring Yara’s fertilizer processing unit<\/b>\u00a0in Catal\u00e3o, State of Goi\u00e1s. The facility has been disabled since 2022. (Nutrigesso; Yara Fertilizantes)<\/p>\n
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