Brazil’s foie gras ban set to make history across Latin America
- Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill banning the production and sale of foie gras, obtained through force-feeding animals.
- The bill now heads to presidential signature. If signed, Brazil will be the first country in Latin America to ban both production and sale at the federal level.
- The campaign, led by Animal Equality, gathered more than 288,000 signatures over six years of advocacy.
Brazil is one step away from making history on animal protection. On April 28, the country’s Chamber of Deputies approved Bill 90/2020, which bans the production and sale of foie gras, a luxury product made by force-feeding ducks and geese through metal tubes inserted into their throats. The bill now awaits President Lula’s signature.
If signed into law, Brazil will become the first country in Latin America to ban both the production and sale of foie gras under federal law.
How Animal Equality helped ban foie gras in Brazil
The bill’s passage is the result of more than six years of mobilization by Animal Equality in Brazil. Since its launch in 2020, Animal Equality’s campaign to end foie gras in Brazil combined political pressure, public mobilization, and institutional outreach, advancing the bill through the Senate, three committees in the Chamber, and a reversal of an unfavorable ruling in 2024. More than 288,000 people signed on in support of protecting animals from this cruelty.
This is a historic decision. Brazil has the opportunity to affirm that the extreme cruelty of force-feeding should have no place in food production. In a country with enormous relevance in the global agricultural industry, this advancement sends a powerful message: animal suffering cannot be treated as a luxury ingredient. – Sharon Núñez, President of Animal Equality.
Brazil set to become first Latin American country to ban foie gras production and sale
More than 20 countries already prohibit foie gras production, including Argentina, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. Brazil’s bill would ban both production and sale under federal law, something no other country in the Western Hemisphere has done.
The proposal still requires President Lula’s signature before taking effect. Animal Equality will continue monitoring the bill’s progress and work to ensure the law is fully implemented.
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