Brazil Bill Proposes Full Ban on Vape Sales and Production

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies is evaluating Bill 2005/26, a proposal to ban the manufacture, import, sale, transport, storage, and advertising of electronic smoking devices (DEFs), including vapes and heated tobacco products. The text also outlaws device usage in enclosed public and private collective venues.

Authored by Deputy Fábio Teruel, the proposal states that electronic alternatives present severe health hazards. Teruel stated, “DEFs present acute toxicity risks that can quickly escalate into severe conditions.”

Legal Amendments and Digital Enforcement

The draft updates Law 9.294/96 regarding tobacco product marketing and the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA) to outlaw sales and delivery to individuals under 18.

Regulatory oversight will fall under the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). The bill introduces stricter penalties and establishes legal liability for digital platforms and social networks that fail to take down illicit advertising.

Legislative Next Steps

The proposal faces review by multiple committees: Industry, Commerce, and Services; Health; Welfare, Social Assistance, Childhood, Adolescence, and Family; and Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship. To become law, the bill requires approval by both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate before reaching the executive branch.

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