The Senate Bill (PLS) 0464/2011, by Senator Humberto Costa (PT / PE), provides for the suspension of the activities of business establishments involved in the counterfeiting, adulteration or alteration, among other practices, of products registered with the Health Surveillance, including medicines, cosmetics and related products.

On March 21, the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) took an important step in combating the illegal drug trade in the country with the approval of the Senate Bill (PLS) 0464/2011, authored by Senator Humberto Costa . The PLS establishes a precautionary measure in the public interest of suspending activities and closing business establishments involved in counterfeiting, adulteration or alteration, among other practices, of medicines, cosmetics and related products.

Currently, the IRS can only apprehend contraband, but the company remains open and may return to illicit activities while it is being processed. In the meantime, many people can be victims.

As no appeals were filed regarding the CCJ's final decision, the bill was exempted from consideration by the House Plenary and, according to the Internal Rules of the Federal Senate, it went on to the Chamber of Deputies.

Among the drugs that are most subject to piracy today are drugs for erectile dysfunction, anabolic steroids, those indicated for the treatment of obesity and controlled drugs. But the scope of counterfeit products that affect the health of the population in the country is much broader. The products registered with the Health Surveillance also include prostheses, sanitizers, cosmetics, herbal medicines, not to mention others.

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