After lengthy procedures and a series of negotiations, Brazil has passed a law requiring tobacco to be classified based on property, instead of being done at the company's headquarters as is currently the case.
Ready for a vote at the plenary session of the Legislative Council, pending approval by the House Economic Committee.
The project was submitted in 2015. According to the deputy author of the proposal, Zé Nunes (PT), its goal is to ensure balance in the relationship between industry and production. "This project will not solve all problems, but it will bring balance and more dignity to producers. I have no doubt about that," he said.
Representatives of entities related to the chain stores, the parliamentarians of the manufacturing cities, and leaders of unions attended the committee meeting. Iro Schünke, the president of Sinditabaco, was one of the attendees, expressing concerns about the consequences of the law and claiming that transparency and mutual respect were always maintained between the company and tobacco growers. He also expressed that the integrated production system is a "model for the world".
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