Brazil: 177 Pesticide Registrations Cancelled in 2023
Guest Author: Flavio Hirata is an agronomist from Esalq/USP, a specialist in pesticide registration, and a partner at the agribusiness consulting firm AllierBrasil.
23 July 2024, São Paulo: Pesticide registration is the gateway to market access in Brazil. Registration of a technical product and its formulated product can take up to 10 years or even more, with a cost that can exceed US$ 100,000 plus the annual maintenance fees.
In 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil approved 555 pesticide registrations, totaling 2,737 approvals in the past 5 years. This has directly affected the market, causing increased competition, a large number of players, reduced prices and longer payment terms (for importers).
Companies are demanding more product registrations. Even so, in 2023 the Ministry of Agriculture canceled 177 registrations, which is almost one-third of the number of approved registrations in the same year.
48 technical products and 129 formulated products were cancelled, and 89 of those cancellations were upon the registration holder’s request.
Of the canceled registrations, Major are carbendazim (22), pyraclostrobin (15), fipronil (9) and mancozeb (8). After Anvisa’s ban on carbendazim, most of the companies requested cancellations. However, there are still 21 registrations of carbendazim in Agrofit, the Ministry of Agriculture’s data system of pesticide registrations. Fipronil-based products had the second-highest number of cancellations in 2023. Those were most likely motivated by Ibama’s ban on the foliar application, which was the main market for the product.
Registration Approval Year for Canceled Pesticide Products In 2023
Year | 2013 and before | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Products | 99 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
Almost one quarter of the cancellations that is 43 in count were registrations approved between 2019 and 2023 (24.29%). In other words, these products didn’t even last 5 years on the market. Of these, 16.38% were approved after the beginning of 2021, with 2021 and 2022 being the years with the highest number of approved registrations that resulted in cancellations in 2023. It is important to highlight that the majority of canceled registrations were for equivalent products, according to the “Report: Canceled Registrations (vol. 2023)” elaborated by AllierBrasil.
Canceled Pesticide Registrations / Company (2023) | ||||
Registrant | Type | Registration | Brand Name | Product |
TRADECORP | TP | 18116 | AZOXISTROBINA TRADECORP TÉCNICO | Azoxystrobin |
TC14820 | DIMETOMORFE ASCENZA TÉCNICO II | Dimethomorph | ||
41719 | TIAMETOXAM ASCENZA TÉCNICO II | Thiamethoxam | ||
913 | NICOSSULFURON TRADECORP TÉCNICO | Nicosulfuron | ||
10617 | DIUROM TRADECORP TÉCNICO | Diurom | ||
TC11021 | DICAMBA ASCENZA TÉCNICO | Dicamba | ||
4619 | CLORPIRIFOS TRADECORP TÉCNICO II | Clorpirifos | ||
41219 | IMIDACLOPRIDO ASCENZA TÉCNICO II | Imidacloprid | ||
26418 | DIQUAT ASCENZA TÉCNICO | Diquat | ||
FP | 24023 | FARRUCA | Trifloxystrobin WG | |
118 | IPRO BR 500 SC | Iprodione SC | ||
12819 | FLORENZA | Paclobutrazol SC | ||
20819 | COVINEX 700 | Copper oxychloride SC | ||
SUMITOMO | TP | 5600 | SUMIBASE TÉCNICO | Fenitrothion |
2178591 | MEOTHRIN TÉCNICO 900 JAPÃO HOKKO | Meothrin | ||
4002 | CARBENDAZIN TÉCNICO SUMITOMO | Carbendazim | ||
25116 | CLOTHIANIDIN TÉCNICO SCB | Clothianidin | ||
499 | SUMIRODY TÉCNICO | Fenpropathrin | ||
5098 | CORDIAL TÉCNICO | Piriproxifem | ||
3894 | SIALEX TÉCNICO | Procymidone | ||
5707 | RADIANT TÉCNICO SCB | Flumiclorac-pentyl | ||
299 | RESOURCE TÉCNICO | Flumiclorac-pentyl | ||
18495 | THIOBEL TÉCNICO | Cartap hydrochloride | ||
6595 | SUMISOYA TÉCNICO | Flumioxazin | ||
FP | 4118103 | U 46-D FLUID 2,4-D | 2,4-D SL | |
34918 | RIVAMAX | Carbendazim + tebuconazole SC | ||
28821 | CARBOMAX | Carbendazim SC | ||
9308 | FUNGICARB 500 SC | Carbendazim SC | ||
ADAMA | TP | 25217 | CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO ADAMA | Carbendazim |
6903 | CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO MIL | Carbendazim | ||
TC13222 | CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO ADAMA BR | Carbendazim | ||
TC02422 | CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO ADAMA BR | Carbendazim | ||
TC03920 | CLORPIRIFOS TÉCNICO ADA | Chlorpyrifos | ||
6999 | CLORPIRIFOS TÉCNICO MILENIA | Chlorpyrifos | ||
1458908 | CLORPIRIFOS TÉCNICO MILENIA BR | Chlorpyrifos | ||
468698 | PIRINEX AGRICUR TÉCNICO | Chlorpyrifos | ||
14317 | PARAQUATE TÉCNICO MILENIA | Paraquat | ||
FP | 23621 | KILATE FS | Captan + carbendazim FS | |
10606 | CZAR | Carbendazim SC | ||
1201 | PIRITILEN | Chlorpyrifos | ||
8620 | KLINNER | Tebuconazole + carbendazim SE | ||
FMC | FP | 6607 | AFFINITY 400 WP | Carfentrazone-ethyl WP |
19607 | APACHE 100 GR | Cadusafos GR | ||
3207 | BIFENTRINA 120 FS | Bifenthrin FS | ||
449098 | BRIGADE 25 EC | Bifenthrin EC | ||
5215 | CENIT GAT | Clomazone CS | ||
5315 | CENSUS GAT | Clomazone CS | ||
10698 | COMMANCHE 200 EC | Cipermethrin EC | ||
4907 | COMMENCE | Clomazone EC | ||
406 | DISCOVER 500 WP | Clomazone + hexazinone WP | ||
1092 | FENIX | Carbosulfan FS | ||
5704 | FENTROL | Gamma-cyhalothrin CS | ||
33019 | GAMIT 800 EC | Clomazone EC | ||
1398 | GEMINI | Permethrin HN | ||
3019 | INDOXACARBE 150 EC | Indoxacarb EC | ||
10207 | INSEMAT FS | Bifenthrin FS | ||
3810 | LOOP | Nicosulfuron SC | ||
13007 | MARSHAL 400 | Carbosulfan SC | ||
10399 | MARSHAL 400 SC | Carbosulfan SC | ||
16412 | NOVALUROM 100 EC | Novalurom EC | ||
6695 | PERMETRINA 250 SC | Permethrin SC | ||
2113 | PONTO | Novalurom EC | ||
7906 | RAGE | Carfentrazone-ethyl EC | ||
3500 | RUMO WG | Indoxacarb WG | ||
4913 | SAMOR GAT | Nicosulfuron SC | ||
4813 | SATIR GAT | Nicosulfuron OD | ||
1912 | SAVANA | Clomazone + carfentrazone-ethyl EC | ||
6004 | STALLION 150 CS | Gamma-cyhalothrin CS | ||
5904 | STALLION 60 CS | Gamma-cyhalothrin CS | ||
3103 | TWISTER | Chlorimuron-ethyl WG | ||
UPL | TP | 40618 | CYPROCONAZOLE TÉCNICO AGRIA BR | Cyproconazole |
6910 | ACEFATO TÉCNICO ADB | Acephate | ||
5804 | CARBENDAZIN TÉCNICO CONDAX | Carbendazim | ||
4616 | CARBENDAZIN TÉCNICO VOLCANO | Carbendazim | ||
FP | 548708 | CAPTAN 500 WP | Captan WP | |
1594 | ANCHOR SC | Carboxin + thiram SC | ||
2428193 | VITAVAX THIRAM WP | Carboxin + thiram WP | ||
12009 | HEXAZINONE UPL 250 SL | Hexazinone SL | ||
16017 | HEXAZINONE UPL 250 SL BASE | Hexazinone SL | ||
14108 | AVAL | Tebuthiuron SC | ||
108 | DIHEX | Diurom + hexazinone WG | ||
3022 | AZOXISTROBINA COONAGRO 250 SC | Azoxystrobin SC | ||
22022 | AZOXISTROBINA + CIPROCONAZOL COONAGRO 280 SC | Azoxystrobin + cyproconazole SC | ||
413 | EXCOLHA | Tebuconazole EC | ||
27217 | RAKSHA 800 WP | Mancozeb WP | ||
7909 | UNIZEB 800 WP | Mancozeb WP | ||
27317 | UTHANE 800 WP | Mancozeb WP | ||
2104 | VONDOZEB 800 WP | Mancozeb WP | ||
8216 | TEBUCONAZOL 200 EC UPL | Tebuconazole EC | ||
778803 | DACOSTAR 750 | Chlorothalonil WP | ||
8718 | HEXAZINONA 750 VOLCANO | Hexazinone WG | ||
11807 | TOPSTAR | Acephate SP | ||
12308 | DU DIN | Diflubenzuron WP | ||
212 | MAGNIFIC | Acephate SP | ||
8508 | OPTIX | Beta-cypermethrin EC | ||
19108 | TOREG 50 EC | Lambda-cyhalothrin EC | ||
37817 | MEPIQUAT CHLORIDE 25% SL (CDX 402A FP) | Mepiquat chloride SL | ||
5223 | PRINCE | Clethodim EC | ||
BASF | FP | 4122 | CREVIXAR | Mefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin + fluxapyroxad SC |
4222 | PALIVAR | Mefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin + fluxapyroxad SC | ||
34921 | VERTOPIAN | Fenpropimorph EC | ||
28921 | BONARA | Imazapic + imazapyr WG | ||
8521 | IZOGOR | Imazapyr + imazapic WG | ||
40718 | KELTOR | Saflufenacil WG | ||
4597 | SWEEPER | Imazamox WG | ||
2295 | CASCADE 100 | Flufenoxurom EC | ||
2297 | SUNFIRE | Chlorfenapyr SC | ||
3112 | TEOR | Fipronil WG | ||
33022 | VINSETO | Afidopyropen DC | ||
7499 | AURA | Profoxydim EC | ||
14923 | SEGONIS | Mefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin SC | ||
7197 | COVER DF | Sulfur WG | ||
16822 | ENTIGRIS WG | Alpha-cypermethrin + dinotefuram WG | ||
2209 | ANTRIMO | Teflubenzurom SC | ||
3109 | SHAKE | Epoxiconazole + pyraclostrobin SE | ||
21117 | ALVERDE | Metaflumizone SC | ||
13511 | PLADOX | Pyraclostrobin+ epoxiconazole SE | ||
2109 | KALONTRA | Teflubenzuron SC | ||
13411 | PROSPECT | Pyraclostrobin+ epoxiconazole SE | ||
2912 | SALASAT 800 WG | Fipronil WG | ||
13616 | PALLEX | Dimoxistrobin + boscalid SC | ||
3012 | SALASAT | Fipronil WG | ||
7220 | ACRONIS FS | Pyraclostrobin+ thiophanate-methyl FS | ||
1108 | AMULET | Fipronil FS | ||
16416 | DENAXO | Epoxiconazole + fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin EC | ||
9618 | AMULET TOP | Pyraclostrobin+ fipronil + thiophanate-methyl SC | ||
11916 | SESITRA | Epoxiconazole + pyraclostrobin + fluxapyroxad EC | ||
24118 | BELURE TOP | Pyraclostrobin+ thiophanate-methyl + fipronil FS | ||
12719 | CUANTIVA | Fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin SC | ||
24018 | SOURCE TOP | Thiophanate-methyl + fipronil + pyraclostrobin FS | ||
4022 | ZAMPRO DM | Ametoctradin + dimethomorph SC | ||
11221 | BEVORIM | Pyraclostrobin+ fipronil + alpha-cypermethrin SC | ||
8422 | ZAMPRO MT | Ametoctradin + metiram WG | ||
14121 | RENTAP | Alpha-cypermethrin + fipronil + pyraclostrobin SC | ||
CTVA | TP | 4395 | SYSTHANE TÉCNICO | Myclobutanil |
FP | 4709 | METHOMYL SL | Methomyl SL | |
4809 | MAJESTY | Methomyl SL | ||
6720 | SLOGAN | Fluroxypyr-meptyl + picloram ME | ||
6594 | SYSTHANE WP | Myclobutanil WP | ||
5594 | SYSTHANE SC | Myclobutanil EC | ||
7014 | INTRUDER | Picloram + 2,4-D SL | ||
6398 | MANNEJO | 2,4-D + picloram SL | ||
21819 | SYNERO | Aminopyralid + 2,4-D SL | ||
9911 | TRUENO | Aminopyralid + fluroxypyr-meptyl EO | ||
8421 | LINEAR | 2,4-D + aminopyralid SL |
Regarding canceled registration requests, that is, registration processes that have not yet been completed, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, 85 requests were cancelled, including 17 rejections of 33 technical and 52 formulated products. Concerning “cancellations”, it is common for registrant companies to request the cancellation of the claim before the process is rejected so that it is not published as such.
The number of registration cancellations is increasing. This is because, in accordance with Article No. 35 of the New Brazilian Pesticides Law: “Once the registration for the pesticide is approved, the holder of the registration will have up to 2 (two) years to start production and sales of the product, under penalty of cancellation of the granted registration”. A registration approval can take up to 10 years or more, and, ironically, the registration will be canceled if the product is not commercialized within 2 years.
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