Brazil Cracks Down on Illicit Mounjaro Sales as Lilly Launches QR Verification Tool

Overview

• São Paulo Civil Police arrested a woman in the Jacuba district of Arealva on suspicion of storing and selling Mounjaro without sanitary authorization.
• Officers seized five boxes of Mounjaro, two boxes of syringes, expired weight‑loss products, and a cellphone allegedly used for transactions.
• Eli Lilly introduced LillyScan, an online checker that scans the packaging QR code to verify whether a product’s serial number matches items manufactured by the company and sold officially in Brazil.
• The company reports falsified and manipulated versions of Mounjaro or tirzepatide are being advertised nationwide, posing risks such as incorrect dosing, lack of active ingredient, or contamination.
• Lilly states its Mounjaro is the only tirzepatide approved by Anvisa and advises purchasing only from Anvisa‑licensed pharmacies under medical prescription.