Global Sampling Project Map:

Brazil

Lead NGO -   APROMAC (Associação de Proteção ao Meio Ambiente)

Results from National Sampling   
No.Samples - 31
Median ppm - 16
% > 90 ppm - 32
%>600 ppm - 28
Average (ppm) - 11618
1. Plastic paint samples have low lead concentrations,lower than 90 ppm
2. Some 42 percent of enamel samples had lead contents lower than 90 ppm, while 37 percent of enamel samples had lead contents lower than 600 ppm.
3. All enamel paint samples of brands, such as Sherwin Williams Novacor and Coral- Coralit, had lead concentrations lower than 90 ppm.
4. Not all samples of other brands showed lead concentrations lower than 90 ppm.

National NGO Activities   Lead in Brazilian Paints

Activities    Extracts of the Lead in Paint Report will be translated into Portuguese and inserted into a brochure for dissemination, particularly during the 1st National Conference on Environmental Health in Brasilia, a brief lecture will be given at the same Conference, and a petition will be entered with the Federal Public Prosecutor to inspect the compliance with the lead in house paints law currently in force in Brazil.

  Lead in Paint Brochure as a .pdf 2,190KB

A petition has been filed with the Federal Public Prosecutor to inspect the compliance with the lead in house paints law currently in force in Brazil.
Petition as a .pdf 2,490KB

National NGO Documents and Information   Translation and printing of report / brochures in Portuguese see above.

Press releases   

Media coverage    Jornal da Associação de Defesa do Meio Ambiente Araucária
Excess lead in the Brazilian decorative paints   Amarnatureza article in English
  Amarnatureza article in Portuguese