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22nd July 2024: Brazil: A congresswomen from the Democratic Labour Party (which is part of the government coalition) has introduced a bill to criminalise the manufacture, import and sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. It punishes offenders with imprisonment of between one and three years as well as a fine. The text also forbids the consumption of products anywhere that is open to the public. The bill will now be analysed by the Chamber of Deputies' Committee.
20th June 2024: Paraguay: The Chamber of Deputies has rejected an initiative proposed by two deputies from the main opposition party, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, that would have increased the tax on tobacco products – including heated and oral tobacco – by 2 percentage points, from 22% to 24% of their retail price.
29th May 2024: Americas: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is preparing actions in aid of World No Tobacco Day 2024, which will take place this Friday (31st May). In addition to encouraging its member states to implement legislation to fight tobacco and nicotine product consumption, the PAHO is also organising a seminar – to be held on 3rd June – on “experiences and innovative strategies to protect children and youth from tobacco marketing”. In a video, PAHO director Jarbas Barbosa said that there is still a long road in the fight against these products on the continent, but he celebrated the legal amendments that have taken place recently in Colombia and Brazil.
22nd May 2024: Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control held a public hearing yesterday (21st May) on the bill that aims to regulate the production, import, export and marketing of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. Senators did not reach a consensus on regulation; some opposition senators were in favour of the bill, while government senators were against it. The committees will now analyse the bill.
17th May 2024: Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs and the Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control will hold a public hearing on 21st May on the bill that aims to regulate the production, import, export and marketing of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco. The hearing has been requested by senators from the opposition parties, and anyone can participate via the Senate Ombudsman’s Office.
16th May 2024: Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has signed the Vaping Products Bill, press reports. The bill restricts access to heated tobacco products (HTPs), including heating devices, and nicotine pouches by under-age consumers and limits advertising and promotion. It also imposes labelling and packaging restrictions, such as health warnings, on those products. The bill has entered into force today. However, its provisions concerning advertising and labelling and packaging will not be applicable until May 2025.
25th April 2024: Brazil: Following last Friday’s (20th April) decision by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to maintain the ban on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, the agency published resolution 855/24, which replaces resolution 46/09. The new resolution prohibits all types of “electronic smoking devices”, which include heated tobacco, herbal heated products, e-cigarettes, devices and other products that may fall under this category. Advertising of these products as well as their use in enclosed public places are prohibited.
22nd April 2024: Brazil: Last Friday (20th April), the board of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) unanimously decided to maintain the ban on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes. The ban includes the manufacture, import, sale, distribution, storage, transport and advertising of the products. It is also forbidden to enter the country with the products as a traveller. The authority stressed that while usage itself is not prohibited, use in indoor public places is not allowed.
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.
21st March 2024: Chile: Yesterday, 20th March, the Ministry of Health presented the National Adult Action Plan against Cancer 2022-2027. The plan sets an objective to develop amendments to the tobacco control legislation in line with what is laid out in the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in relation to tobacco products and e-cigarettes.

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