This Friday, parliament approved the tobacco law, which provides for strengthening the fight against smoking, submitting it to the health committee for consideration.
Chega, the Liberal Initiative and the Esquerda Bloc voted against, while the PSD, PCP, Livre and PAN abstained.
The government’s proposal equates traditional tobacco with heated tobacco, tightens the ban on vending machines and bans outdoor smoking near schools, colleges or hospitals.
Speaking to reporters in the Assembly of the Republic on Thursday, PS parliamentary leader Eurico Brillante Díaz assured the approval of most of the proposal, despite the fact that there is freedom of voting in the college and some Socialist deputies speak out against it. .
On the eve of the vote, parties accused the executive of trying to condition Portuguese freedom on a new tobacco law, with Socialist MP Maria Antonia Almeida Santos believing there was “no reason to go any further.”
During parliamentary debates, party forces acknowledged the health risks of tobacco but criticized the proposed changes.
Parliament also rejected the PAN and Chegi bills on changing the labeling of tobacco products and the “Cigarette Butt Law”, with the socialist majority disapproving of both initiatives.
The PAN draft resolution, which recommends the adoption of incentives for the proper disposal and reuse of tobacco product residues, was approved with the CoPs abstaining.
Author: Diogo Carreira This Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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