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In a survey from Quito and Guayaquil, the two largest cities of Ecuador, 45% of men

and 17% of women were smokers.

Tobacco Control, Summer 1996, p. 121

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Adult smoking prevalence in Venezuela decreased from 40% in 1984 to 30.6 % in

1996.

Abstract PO 182, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997

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The smoking prevalence in Brazil is 24%, or 30.6 million smokers in the country of

150 million people. Total yearly deaths are 80,000 caused by tobacco. 36% of

pregnant women are smokers.

Abstracts PO 323 and 324, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing,

1997

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There are about 209,000 tobacco farmers in Brazil cultivating 750,000 acres of land;

in 1997, 300,000 tons of tobacco worth almost a billion dollars was exported,

representing one third of Brazil's agricultural income, after soybeans and coffee.

Tobacco companies make high profits on fertilizers and pesticides (many of the latter

highly toxic and banned in Europe and the U.S.) that they sell to tobacco farmers.

9540 cases of pesticide poisoning and 919 deaths were reported from 1986 to 1997;

in Southern Brazil, tobacco workers were the main victims.

Earth Island Journal, Fall 1998, p. 28

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Total employment from tobacco cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution in Brazil is

about 2.5 million. The price of a pack averages $1.07.

Abstracts OS 155 and 156, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing,

1997

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