It is expected that on August 20, the Brazilian Senate Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) will once again postpone a vote on a bill regulating the production, marketing, and advertising of vapes.
The Brazilian Senate Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) postponed again this Tuesday (9) a vote on regulating the production, marketing, inspection, and advertising of vapes in Brazil, according to Carta, July 9, Express reports.
At the time, Senator Damares Alves (Republican Party) was already on the agenda for the June 11 meeting. -DF) filed a request for a delay in the discussion and received representative permission from the collegiate court.
However, due to Senator Mecias de Jesus, the topic has once again entered the CAE agenda (Mecias de Jesus) (Republican -RR) filed a delayed discussion request, and the vote was postponed. As a result, the matter is expected to be on the agenda for the August 20 committee vote.
Senator Soraya Thronicke (Podemos-MS) includes the submission of toxicological analyses for registration with the content prepared by the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa); registration of the manufacture, import, or export of goods with the Federal Revenue Service (Fiscalía Federal); and registration with the National Institute of Measurement, Quality and Technology (INMETROPOL); (Inmetro) registration.
If this law is approved, the consumption of vapes will be subject to the same rules as traditional tobacco and the use of minors under the age of 18 for the marketing and supply of goods will be prohibited.
Anvisa prohibits the manufacture, importation, commercialization, distribution, storage, transport, and advertising of vape devices.
