Brazil Follows India's Example and Bans Foie Gras Produced Through Force-Feeding
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted Law No. 90/2020, which prohibits the production, import, export, and sale of food obtained through the force-feeding practice of animals, that associated with the production of foie gras. With this decision, Brazil becomes the first country in Latin America and the Western Hemisphere to ban the production, import, export, and sale of foie gras nationwide.