# The bill defines what cocoa-derived products are and what their characteristics are.

- Bill: PL 1769/2019
- Subject: [Labor and Rights](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/trabalho-e-direitos/)
- Latest vote: March 17, 2026
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2503833/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2897992 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill defines what cocoa-derived products are and what their characteristics are. It also sets the minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates and requires the label to state the total percentage of cocoa, for domestic and imported products sold in the country.

## Key points

- Defines cocoa-derived products and their characteristics
- Sets a minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates
- Requires the total percentage of cocoa to be stated on the label
- Applies to domestic and imported products sold in the national territory

## Votes

- March 17, 2026: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the substitute text to Bill No. 1.769 of 2019, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Consumer Protection, except for the separate vote.

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