Amprotabaco Articulates Defense of Productive Chain in Congress

The tobacco production chain will be on the agenda at the National Congress next Wednesday, July 9. The Association of Tobacco Producing Municipalities (Amprotabaco) is leading a public hearing in Brasília that will take place from 9 am to noon in the Freitas Nobre Auditorium of the Chamber of Deputies. The meeting aims to discuss Brazil's official position at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP-11), scheduled for November in Geneva, Switzerland. The hearing will be conducted by Amprotabaco's president, Gilson Becker, mayor of Vera Cruz and tobacco producer. He will present updated data on the production chain and reinforce the sector's importance in economic and social spheres. The mobilization has the support of federal deputies Rafael Pezenti (MDB/SC), author of the hearing request, and Heitor Schuch (PSB/RS), a historic defender of family agriculture. "We need clarity about Brazil's position and ensure that the production ...