The first in a series of debates on tobacco alternatives in Brazil has shown how opinion is slowly evolving.
The public hearing on the regulatory status of tobacco alternatives such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and the future of these products, held on 28th September and presided over by senator Soraya Thronicke from the opposition party Podemos, gathered together industry stakeholders, parliamentarians and representatives of health sector non-governmental organisations (NGOs).