The objective of this study was toassess the smoking situation in Brazil, and the role of thetobacco control program, and compare it to experience inother countries. The study assessed key trends in smokingrates and lung cancer in Brazil, and reviewed price andnon-price interventions. A discussion of fiscal instrumentsand smuggling is also included in this report. This studyaimed at further evaluating the smoking situation in Brazil,the role of the tobacco control program in the country, andcompares it to global best practice and experience in othercountries. The study report is structured into three mainparts: in the first chapter, trends in smoking prevalence,consumption, and cigarette expenditures in Brazil arereviewed, including the illegal market; in the secondchapter, trends in lung cancer mortality and health carecosts of smoking-related diseases in the country areanalyzed; in the third chapter, non-price and priceinterventions are reviewed, including those taken by theBrazil tobacco control program, as well as the impactincreases in cigarette prices and taxes would have onsmoking prevalence and tax revenue. The report concludeswith recommendations for further action to protect theBrazilian population from premature death and disease causedby smoking, and to reverse the negative impact of smoking onpublic expenditures.
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