Senator from Rio Grande do Sul defends innovation in agriculture.
For Ana Amélia (PR), this is a way to prevent agriculture from becoming hostage to market concentration and inconsistent policies. She recalled the fact that the appreciation of the dollar affects costs, with fertilizers and pesticides coming from outside the country.
The Senate Agency - Senator Ana Amélia (PP-RS) stated this Thursday (8) that both the private and public sectors need to adopt actions to make Brazilian agriculture more innovative and more competitive. For her, this is a way to prevent agriculture from becoming hostage to market concentration and inconsistent policies.
"It is therefore necessary to use the high level of investment and innovation of large companies, including multinationals, to promote the development of our food production, with the support of the government," he argued.
The senator stated that research and rural extension, together, enable producers to reduce their dependence on imported products. She recalled that the appreciation of the dollar, despite increasing the remuneration of the agricultural export sector, affects agricultural production costs. As an example, she cited fertilizers and pesticides, which come from outside the country.
"These products are mostly imported. A strong dollar, therefore, also means an increase in production costs for these rural producers," he noted.
Physicians
The senator also supported the doctors' demands, such as overturning President Dilma Rousseff's vetoes of the Medical Practice Act. This law, which regulates the practice of medicine, came into effect without provisions that restricted doctors from tasks such as administering injections and prescribing orthotics and prosthetics.
The senator also advocated for improvements to Provisional Measure (MP) 621/2013, which establishes the Mais Médicos program, and praised the approval of Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) 122/2011, which allows military doctors to provide care through the Unified Health System (SUS). However, the senator stated that care must be taken not to jeopardize healthcare for military personnel.
"It's no use taking military doctors to treat civilians and neglecting, or failing to provide healthcare to, the Brazilian military family clientele," he warned.