The production and sale of electronic cigarettes in Brazil is prohibited. But the consumption of these products has quadrupled in the last four years and more than 2.2 million Brazilian adults use these devices, sold illegally on the streets or on the internet. These are products that enter the country through smuggling, without the payment of taxes and without any quality control or origin. It is up to Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) to define whether or not electronic cigarettes should be regulated in Brazil. It is a discussion that has been going on for years, and the CEO of Anvisa, Antônio Barra Torres, rapporteur of the matter, has already expressed interest in concluding t... [Read more]