'Toxic garbage will be sold here': Outcry as Brazil moves to loosen pesticide laws

A controversial bill, dubbed the 'poison package', is set to go to Brazilian Congress

A Brazilian Congress commission has approved a controversial bill to lift restrictions on pesticides despite fierce opposition from environmentalists, prosecutors, health and environment ministry bodies, and even United Nations special rapporteurs.

Driven by a powerful agribusiness lobby, the bill now needs to be voted on in both houses of Congress and sanctioned by President Michel Temer before becoming law.