Abstract

The Brazilian citriculture presents hegemony in the production and export of orange juice. The state of São Paulo is the largest national producer, accounting for 74% of the national production of this fruit. The State of Pará is responsible for 1.02% of the production of Orange in Brazil, of that amount the municipality of Captain Poço is responsible for 57% of the total produced. The objective of this research was to analyze the profile of different producers in compliance with the pesticide legislation. For the development of the work, a survey was carried out based on the Law of Agrochemicals—Law No. 7,802 of July 11, 1989 and the Law of Packaging—Law No. 9,974 of June 6, 2000, in the community of Cubiteua belonging to the municipality of Captain Poço/PA. The producers interviewed were chosen based on planted area and these were typified according to the amount of citrus planted. The percentage of respondents who know Federal Law 7,802/89, rectified by Law 9,974/00 and regulated by Decree No. 4,074/02, is equal to 8%. Both laws are not known to most producers, especially those with the smallest planted area, and as a consequence, they are not being met, leading to environmental, social, economic and human health problems.

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