ABSTRACT
This work sought to analyze the social, institutional and environmental context of human and environmental contamination by pesticides by aerial spraying, through the case study of an affected community, including the possibility of pesticides being used as a chemical weapon in a region where there are conflicts over land and territories. The methodology used was the case study on the spraying that occurred in the Raimundo Vieira III Settlement, Gleba Gama, Nova Guarita-MT. It was concluded that, in the case studied, spraying is part of a framework with several other types of violence experienced by families. The study showed the inefficiency, intentional or not, of public institutions in the investigation and accountability of those involved and in the care of t he infected people. It is concluded that the aerial spraying method is inefficient with high losses, and its adoption can only be justified for economic reasons to the detriment of technical rationality and the principles of prevention and precaution. The State is unable to effectively maintain inspection of the use of pesticides, and there is an increase in the risks linked to pesticides with the legal changes that have been systematically taking place since 2015.
KEYWORDS
Community, rural; Violence; Pulverization; Agrochemicals