Constructing a transnational crime: pesticide smuggling in Brazil

Pesticide smuggling may intensify public health, occupational health, and environmental risks associated to the use of agrochemicals. Yet, there is little scholarly research about this crime. Using data from around 1,300 forensic reports made by Brazil’s Federal Police between 2008 and 2018, this ar...

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Main Author: Moraes, Rodrigo Fracalossi de (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2022, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, Pages: 379-404
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Umweltkriminalität
Pestizid
Schmuggel
Brasilien

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