# Changes the law that controls the trade in medicines and other health products (Law No. 5.991/1973).

- Bill: PL 2158/2023
- Subject: [Health](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/saude/)
- Latest vote: March 2, 2026
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2567351/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=3013027 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

Changes the law that controls the trade in medicines and other health products (Law No. 5.991/1973). The bill covers the sale of medicines in a pharmacy or drugstore set up in the sales area of supermarkets. The official summary (ementa) does not say what the rules will be.

## Key points

- Amends Law No. 5.991/1973, on health control of the trade in medicines
- Covers a pharmacy or drugstore inside the sales area of supermarkets
- Focuses on the sale of medicines in these places

## Votes

- March 2, 2026: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: Bill No. 2.158 of 2023, except for the separate vote.

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