The House of Representatives approved, on Wednesday (9), the bill that prohibits the use of living animals living in tests of personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes. The text now goes to the sanction of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT).
The proposal, authored by former Deputy Ricardo Izar (SP), had already been approved by in 2014, but returned to the agenda after changes in the Senate. The project prohibits tests to verify the effectiveness, safety or toxicity of the products and their ingredients.
According to the rapporteur, Deputy Ruy Carneiro (Somos – PB), the measure represents “an ethical and scientific advance” and meets both the animal and the industrial sector.
“Using animals in industry tests in Brazil never again,” said Carneiro.
The proposal allows exceptions only in severe cases of security related to widely used ingredients and without substitutes, upon authorization from Concea (National Council for Animal Experimentation Control).
In addition, data obtained in cannot be used to authorize the sale of products in Brazil, except when required by non -cosmetic foreign regulations. In such cases, the manufacturer is also forbidden to use stamps such as “cruelty free” on the label.
The text also states that sanitary authorities adopt, up to two years, measures to expand and oversee the use of alternative testing methods, such as computational models, cellular cultures, organoids and 3D bioimpression.
The project received support from parliamentarians from different political spectra. Deputy Célio Studart (PSD – CE) classified the tests as “unacceptable in the 21st century”, while Mrs Duda Salabert (PDT – MG), vegan and activist, celebrated approval as “personal fulfillment”.
The proposal maintained the fines provided for in the legislation for those who violate the rules: from $ 5,000 to $ 20,000 to institutions and $ 1,000 to $ 5,000 for individuals. The initial text, which increased the penalties (from R $ 50 thousand to R $ 500 thousand for companies and R $ 1,000 to R $ 50 thousand for individuals), was excluded from the project.
(With information from the Chamber of News Agency)
