Operation Webcida shuts down companies that sold agrochemicals online.
The investigations into the operation should continue, according to the ministry, and more companies are expected to be fined.
(Reuters)- An operation coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office, dubbed Webcida, this week cracked down on the sale of agrochemicals over the Internet, resulting in the embargo of companies in Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, the Ministry of Agriculture reported this Friday.
"The coordinated actions sought to prevent, among other illegal practices, the online sale of pesticides... and their sale without an agronomic prescription," the ministry said in a statement, explaining that the sale of such products over the Internet is illegal.
Among the results of the operation, the ministry cites the issuing of a fine by the Paraná Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapar) to a company in Curitiba that acted as an intermediary in the offering and display for sale and marketing of agrochemicals between agricultural product establishments and online sales platforms.
An establishment in Rio Grande do Sul, which sold pesticides through a company based in Curitiba, was inspected and fined.
The ministry reported that five companies in Paraná were shut down by Ibama this Friday, receiving environmental infraction fines totaling approximately 136 reais.
The investigations into the operation should continue, according to the ministry, and more companies are expected to be fined.
By Isabel Marchenta