Smoking in Brazil
In Brazil, the sale of cigarettes is legal, and purchasing them both online and from vending machines is allowed. Importing for trade is permitted with an import license. Tobacco products including cigarettes are subject to a comprehensive ban on all advertising. Also, health warnings on cigarette packaging are required, and the minimum legal age for purchasing cigarettes is 18 years. There are legal restrictions on smoking in public places, and cigarettes are subject to a total taxation rate of 80%. Prevalence data show that, in 2024, Brazil had an estimated 20.1 million current adult smokers, with an adult current smoking prevalence of 12%. Among males, the smoking prevalence was 15.7%, and among females, it was 9.1%. As of 2019, the number of daily smokers was approximately 17.7 million, with an adult daily smoking prevalence of 11.4%—14.3% among males and 8.8% among females. According to data from 2021, tobacco smoking resulted in approximately 134,200 deaths, including 89,000 among males and 45,200 among females. This means smoking accounted for 7.47% of all deaths in the country—8.89% of male deaths and 5.68% of female deaths.
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November 28, 2023 by gfn.tv
BRAZIL'S THR HEADACHE | Alexandro Lucian discusses the way forward for Brazil's vaping activists
Brazilian tobacco harm reduction (THR) activists face an uphill battle against the combined efforts of vaping bans, well funded anti-THR messaging and nicotine misinformation. In today's episode, we're joined by Alexandro Lucian to find out if there's a way forward for THR in Brazil.
November 14, 2023 by youtube.com
Vaping In Brazil With Alexandro “Hazard” Lucian
[...] Alberto Gomez Hernandez, takes us on a journey through the vaping scene in Brazil, featuring a thought-provoking conversation with Alexandro “Hazard” Lucian, the driving force behind Vapor Aqui. In this episode, explore the maze of vaping regulations in Brazil, shedding light on how decisions made within its borders might set precedents for the wider Latin American region.
July 18, 2023 by filtermag.org
Anti-Vape Propaganda Finds a Home in Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Industry
On June 27, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies rolled out the Portuguese translation of Transform Drug Policy’s How to Regulate Cannabis: A Practical Guide. It covers social equity taxation, in the context of making reparations for communities harmed by Brazil’s punitive cannabis policies. That same day, prominent right-wing magazine Veja claimed that the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) was about to restrict importation of cannabis flower—in part by citing misinformation about smoking and vaping medical cannabis products.
September 02, 2022 by brazilian.report
Brazilian Justice Ministry cracks down on e-cigarette retail sales
The Justice Ministry on Thursday ordered 33 Brazilian businesses to suspend e-cigarette sales. They have 48 hours to comply or face daily fines of BRL 5,000 (USD 960). E-cigarettes have been banned in Brazil since 2009, but they can easily be bought in supermarkets, tobacconists, and online. [...] In July, federal health regulator Anvisa voted to uphold the country's e-cigarette ban.
May 10, 2022 by clivebates.com
Will Brazil rethink its vaping prohibition?
Brazil’s public health agency, ANVISA, has been consulting on whether the long-standing policy of prohibition of vaping products should be retained or lifted. [...] Unfortunately, it looks like the Brazilian authorities have allowed too much tobacco control prohibitionist rhetoric and pseudoscience to influence their posture.
The basic options are:
Maintain prohibition
Maintain prohibition but with enhanced communication and education
Legalise and regulate the manufacture, import and sale of vaping products.
The fundamental issue is that the Brazilian authorities are not recognising the interaction between smoking and smoke-free products – i.e. tobacco harm reduction.
April 14, 2022 by tobaccoreporter.com
Brazil Starts Consultation on E-Cigarettes
Brazil’s national drug agency, Anvisa, has opened a consultation on e-cigarettes, reports Portal Rondonia. The agency is seeking technical and scientific information to help it craft regulations for the product category.
The import, sale and advertising of e-cigarettes is banned in Brazil, but the products are said to be widely available anyway.
Brazil’s Pulmonology Society has already expressed its opposition to e-cigarettes, claiming they are a threat to public health.
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