Overview
- A new federal statute signed in late July 2026 outlaws the production, import, export and sale of foods obtained through gavage, the force‑feeding method used to make foie gras.
- The law will enter into force 180 days after publication in the Official Gazette and prescribes prison terms of three months to one year plus monetary penalties for violations.
- The measure grew from bill no. 90/2020, introduced by Senator Eduardo Girão, and follows more than six years of investigations and advocacy led by Animal Equality Brasil.
- Foie gras production in Brazil was limited to a tiny niche and two known farms are currently under embargo, leaving enforcement, inspections and possible prosecutions as the immediate tasks for regulators.
- Brazil now joins India as the only country to ban both production and sale by national law and becomes the first in Latin America to do so, a step advocates say could influence regional policy.