Tobacco, pesticides and suicides.

From: Earth Island Journal | Date: September 22, 1998| Author: Cordeiro, Angela; Marochi, Francisco; Tardin, Jose Maria | Copyright information

Excessive rainfall during the 1997/1998 season has caused crop failures in the region of southern Parana. Farmers have no other income than their bean and maize crops to pay their debts and many of them have committed suicide. Tobacco exports represent a large potion of Brazil's agricultural income. Tobacco companies have tremendous control over the farmers.

BRAZIL -- The 1997/1998 season was one of the worst to date for tobacco farmers in the tobacco-growing region of southern Paran...

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