Experts tell Brazil: Regulate nicotine by risk to save smokers’ lives
June 30, 2026 by smokefreesweden.org
Experts tell Brazil: Regulate nicotine by risk to save smokers’ lives
Brazil’s nicotine policy should be built around risk, not prohibition. Experts warn that banning or restricting smoke-free alternatives leaves smokers with cigarettes as the easiest legal option while illicit markets continue to grow. Regulation should distinguish between combustible tobacco and lower-risk nicotine products, giving adults realistic pathways away from smoking. If the goal is saving lives, policy must follow the scale of harm.
12.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 20.1 million current smokers in Brazil 15.70% of men are current smokers but only 8.50% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
