Brazil

Population

205,157,000

Rank

n/a

E-waste generated

1907

kt

EEE Put on Market

2367

kt

E-waste collection rate

0%

E-waste formally collected

0

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

9.3

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

11.5

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Baldé, C.P., Forti V., Gray, V., Kuehr, R., Stegmann,P. : The Global E-waste Monitor – 2017, United Nations University (UNU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) & International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Bonn/Geneva/Vienna.

National Legislation

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Acre (Brazil): WEEE Collection and Recycling Program, Law No. 2539/2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Acre

Amap? (Brazil): Disposal of Batteries, Cell Phone Batteries and Other Devices Containing Heavy Metals, Law 581/2000

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Amapa

Amazonas (Brazil): Recycling, Management and Disposal of Electronic Waste, Law 247/2015

Approved

TERRITORY COVERED: Amazonas

Brazil: Approving Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes, Decree 875, 1993

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Brazil: Call for the Development of Sectoral Agreement for Deployment of Reverse Logistics System for Electric and Electronic Products and Components, Notice No. 01/2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Brazil: Collection of Cell Phones, Bill PL 6700/2016

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Brazil: Guidelines on Introduction of Program of Continuous Selective Collection of Electronic and Technological Wastes, Bill PL 2426/2015

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Brazil: Management and Disposal of Electronic Waste (WEEE), Bill PL 2940/2015

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Brazil: Omnibus Waste Law 12305/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Brazil: Providing Discounts to Consumer for the Return of Similar Used Electronic Products, Bill PL 3732/2015

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Brazil

Ceara (Brazil): Instituting Norms and Procedures for Recycling, Management and Final Disposition of Technological Trash or WEEE, Draft Law PL 67/2015, April 2015

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Cear

City of Cascavel (Parana, Brazil): Recycling, Management and Disposal of Electronic Waste, Law 5359/2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Cascavel

City of Curitiba (Parana, Brazil): Treatment and Disposal of Special Wastes, Law No. 13509/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Curitiba

City of Lins (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Collection, Reuse and Recycling of Electronic Waste, Law 5332/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Lins (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

City of Teresina (Piaui, Brazil): Collection, Reuse, Recycling and Treatment of Electronic Waste, Law 3924/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Teresina

Espirito Santo (Brazil): Takeback and Recycling of Products Containing Heavy Metals, Law 9163/2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Espirito Santo

Esp?rito Santo (Brazil): Collection, Management and Disposal of Electronic Waste, Law No. 9941/2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Espirito Santo

Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil): Management of Waste Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Law No. 1705/2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Municipality of Manaus

Mato Grosso (Brazil): Mandatory Reverse Logistics Systems for Electronics, Lighting, Batteries, Lubricants, Tires and Certain Packaging Products, Resolution 33/2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil): Recycling and Disposal of Electronic Waste, Law 3970/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Mato Grosso do Sul

Minas Gerais (Brazil): Incentives to Selective Collection of Solid Waste, Law 13766/2000

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Minas Gerais

Municipality of Guarulhos (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Policy on Management and Final Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Waste, Law No. 6.663/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Municipality of Guarulhos (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Municipality of Guarulhos (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Takeback of Used Cellphone Batteries, Law No. 5.778/2002

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Municipality of Guarulhos (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Paran? (Brazil): Disposal of Articles Containing Metallic Mercury, Law 16075/2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Paran

Pernambuco (Brazil): Obligation on Sellers of Batteries and Small Electronic Devices to Install E-Waste Collectors, Law 15084/2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Pernambuco

Porto Alegre (Brazil): Management of Waste Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Law 11384/2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Porto Alegre

Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil): Disposal of Batteries, Fluorescent Lamps, Cell Phones and Other Devices Containing Heavy Metals, Law No. 11019/97

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil): Solid Waste Policy, Law No. 14528/2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Rio Grande do Sul

Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Collection and Disposal of Waste Electronic Equipment, Act No. 2.712, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Municipality of Santos

Sao Paulo (Brazil): Licensing for Waste Management Facilities in Reverse Logistics Systems, Decision 120/2016/C

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo (Brazil): Recycling, Management and Disposal of E-Waste, Law 13576/2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Sao Paulo