Curitiba Councilor Professor Euler (MDB) has introduced a pioneering bill to the Curitiba Municipal Chamber (CMC) that would permanently ban the sale of smoking products—including cigarettes, pipes, and vapes—to anyone born after January 1, 2009. This legislative push, inspired by similar generational smoking bans in the United Kingdom, seeks to phase out smoking entirely for future generations.
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The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has revealed that 29.6% of students aged 13 to 17 have experimented with electronic cigarettes. This sharp increase, recorded in the 2024 National School Health Survey (PeNSE), occurs despite a federal ban on vapes, directly exposing a growing public health crisis driven by illegal supply chains.
Read moreThe World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) is urging Brazilian authorities to legalize and regulate e-cigarettes, directly responding to Argentina’s landmark decision to end its 15-year vaping ban. This regional shift highlights the growing pressure on Brazil to replace its prohibitionist policies with science-based harm reduction strategies.
Read moreLeading Brazilian health organizations, including the National Cancer Institute (Inca) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), are developing joint guidelines to prioritize and standardize national research on electronic smoking devices.
Read moreThe City Council of Serra Alta, Brazil, has approved a new bill to ban the use of e-cigarettes and hookahs in all public spaces. The legislation, which now awaits the mayor’s signature, specifically targets youth usage by mandating that minors caught with devices be referred to the Guardianship Council.
Read moreBrazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) have signed a five-year agreement to intensify the crackdown on illegal electronic cigarettes. The partnership aims to enforce Resolution RDC 855/2024, which bans the manufacture, sale, and distribution of vapes, by combining Anvisa’s technical expertise with the MPF’s legal power.
Read moreBrazil and Switzerland have adopted fundamentally different strategies regarding electronic cigarettes, offering a compelling case study in public health policy. In Brazil, the sale, importation, and advertising of e-cigarettes have been prohibited by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) since 2009, citing a lack of long-term studies and potential health risks. Conversely, Switzerland has chosen a path of regulation, implementing a new Tobacco Products Act in October 2024 that integrates e-cigarettes into its legal framework.
Read moreThe Brazilian city of Ponta Grossa has sanctioned a new law (n°15.681/2025) that will prohibit the sale, commercialization, and use of electronic cigarettes (vapes). The legislation, based on a bill by author Julio Küller (MDB) and signed by Mayor Elizabeth Schmidt on Wednesday (Nov 12), will take effect 90 days after its official publication.
Read moreThe illegal market for electronic cigarettes, or vapes, generates nearly R$5.8 million per day (R$2.12 billion annually) in the state of São Paulo alone, according to a new study by the University of São Paulo’s School of Multidimensional Security (ESEM-USP). Despite a nationwide ban on their sale and import by Brazil’s health agency, Anvisa, since 2009, the products are widely available and their use is expanding.
Read moreThe Economic Development Committee of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill that would prohibit the sale of cigarettes and other smoking products, including electronic cigarettes (vapes), within a 100-meter radius of schools and universities. The measure aims to reduce youth access to tobacco and nicotine products.
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