Market & legal data in the tobacco alternatives sector in Brazil

17th April 2024: Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)’s board meeting – which was scheduled for today – to discuss, among other topics, the regulation of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), has been postponed to Friday (19th April). The postponement is due to technical and operational problems.
12th April 2024: Brazil: Following a public consultation that ended in February, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has scheduled a meeting for next Wednesday (17th April) to make a final decision on the regulation of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). The decision could be postponed if one of the directors requests more time to evaluate the case.
11th April 2024: Brazil: The Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control approved a request to hold a joint public hearing with two other committees on the bill that aims to regulate heated tobacco (HT) and e-cigarettes. A date for the public hearing has not yet been set. The committees will then analyse the bill, and if the text is approved and there is no request for a new vote in plenary, the bill will go to the Chamber of Deputies.
12th March 2024: Brazil: The Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee presented a favourable opinion on the bill to legalise heated tobacco and e-cigarettes. The bill includes product and retail restrictions, as well as labelling requirements. According to the committee’s opinion, market regulation is necessary to protect consumers from unsafe products and would generate new jobs and tax revenue for the state. The bill will now go to the Committee on Transparency, Governance, Supervision and Control Consumer Defence and the Committee on Social Affairs for a final decision before being sent to the Chamber of Deputies (lower house).
9th February 2024: Brazil: Today is the last day to participate in the public consultation to review the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco and e-cigarettes. The aim of the consultation is to collect contributions from interested parties to support the agency's decision-making process. The authority will now take its final decision on whether or not to maintain the existing ban.
7th December 2023: Brazil: The public consultation to review the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, will be open from 12th December until 9th February 2024. The aim of the consultation is to collect contributions from interested parties to support the agency's decision-making process. The consultation is open to all interested parties and can be completed online via a form.
4th December 2023: Brazil: At a meeting held on Friday (1st December) the Collegiate Board of Directors unanimously approved opening a public consultation proposal to review resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco and e-cigarettes. A consultation would be the last step before the proposed regulation is submitted to the Collegiate Board, which would then make the final decision on whether or not to maintain the existing ban. During his speech, the president-director of the agency, Antônio Barra Torres, suggested maintaining the ban on the products. No date has been set for the consultation.
27th November 2023: Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has said that people can submit their oral statements in advance of the meeting scheduled for 1st December to discuss a proposal for public consultation on the revision of resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes. However, the agency will not allow sector representatives or the population in general to be present, as public demonstrations are expected to take place in front of the agency's headquarters.
23rd November 2023: Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has scheduled a public meeting of the Anvisa Collegiate Board of Directors on 1st December 2023 to discuss a proposal for public consultation to revise resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco and e-cigarettes. A consultation would be the last step before the proposed regulation is submitted to the Collegiate Board, which would then make the final decision on whether or not to maintain the existing ban.
9th November 2023: Brazil: A bill presented by the opposition party Podemos to legalise heated tobacco and e-cigarettes has been opened for public consultation. The consultation will remain open while the bill is being discussed by the Senate. The bill includes product and retail restrictions as well as labelling requirements. Designated Senate commissions will now analyse the bill.
27th October 2023: Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Antônio Barra Torres, said in an interview that an open consultation on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco will be held later this year. The measure is part of the process of reviewing the agency’s decisions on these products. “We have our deadlines and our pace, which is always as fast as possible, in favour of the public interest. Our next step is to put it out for public consultation,” said Barra Torres. “The consultation should have a timeframe that allows for a very broad consultation, not a short one.” The consultation is the last step before a proposed regulation is submitted to the collegiate board, which makes the final decision on whether or not to maintain the existing ban.

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