Transgênicos: uma nova reconfigura??o do trabalho e da natureza pela agricultura capitalista

摘要

The article analyzes some peculiarities regarding the use of transgenics (products or genetically modified organisms) in Brazilian agriculture, particularly the temporal and spatial complex of its dominant practice in the country's agricultural system. The analysis focuses on the environmental and socio-economic factors that add to such agricultural biotechnology. The theoretical approach refers to the definition of nature coined by Karl Marx and his theories on society, the economy and the policy applied to the XIXth century European capitalist agriculture. The study closes with considerations on the subject.