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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.

Flavio Hirata

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.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, adapted by AllierBrasil

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

Year2013 and before2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Products9922811129513133
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, adapted by AllierBrasil

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
TypeRegistrationBrand NameProduct
TRADECORPTP
18116AZOXISTROBINA TRADECORP TÉCNICOAzoxystrobin
TC14820DIMETOMORFE ASCENZA TÉCNICO IIDimethomorph
41719TIAMETOXAM ASCENZA TÉCNICO IIThiamethoxam
913NICOSSULFURON TRADECORP TÉCNICONicosulfuron
10617DIUROM TRADECORP TÉCNICODiurom
TC11021DICAMBA ASCENZA TÉCNICODicamba
4619CLORPIRIFOS TRADECORP TÉCNICO IIClorpirifos
41219IMIDACLOPRIDO ASCENZA TÉCNICO IIImidacloprid
26418DIQUAT ASCENZA TÉCNICODiquat
FP24023FARRUCATrifloxystrobin WG
118IPRO BR 500 SCIprodione SC
12819FLORENZAPaclobutrazol SC
20819COVINEX 700Copper oxychloride SC
SUMITOMOTP5600SUMIBASE TÉCNICOFenitrothion
2178591MEOTHRIN TÉCNICO 900 JAPÃO HOKKOMeothrin
4002CARBENDAZIN TÉCNICO SUMITOMOCarbendazim
25116CLOTHIANIDIN TÉCNICO SCBClothianidin
499SUMIRODY TÉCNICOFenpropathrin
5098CORDIAL TÉCNICOPiriproxifem
3894SIALEX TÉCNICOProcymidone
5707RADIANT TÉCNICO SCBFlumiclorac-pentyl
299RESOURCE TÉCNICOFlumiclorac-pentyl
18495THIOBEL TÉCNICOCartap hydrochloride
6595SUMISOYA TÉCNICOFlumioxazin
FP4118103U 46-D FLUID 2,4-D2,4-D SL
34918RIVAMAXCarbendazim + tebuconazole SC
28821CARBOMAXCarbendazim SC
9308FUNGICARB 500 SCCarbendazim SC
ADAMATP25217CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO ADAMACarbendazim
6903CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO MILCarbendazim
TC13222CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO ADAMA BRCarbendazim
TC02422CARBENDAZIM TÉCNICO ADAMA BRCarbendazim
TC03920CLORPIRIFOS TÉCNICO ADAChlorpyrifos
6999CLORPIRIFOS TÉCNICO MILENIAChlorpyrifos
1458908CLORPIRIFOS TÉCNICO MILENIA BRChlorpyrifos
468698PIRINEX AGRICUR TÉCNICOChlorpyrifos
14317PARAQUATE TÉCNICO MILENIAParaquat
FP23621KILATE FSCaptan + carbendazim FS
10606CZARCarbendazim SC
1201PIRITILENChlorpyrifos
8620KLINNERTebuconazole + carbendazim SE
FMCFP6607AFFINITY 400 WPCarfentrazone-ethyl WP
19607APACHE 100 GRCadusafos GR
3207BIFENTRINA 120 FSBifenthrin FS
449098BRIGADE 25 ECBifenthrin EC
5215CENIT GATClomazone CS
5315CENSUS GATClomazone CS
10698COMMANCHE 200 ECCipermethrin EC
4907COMMENCEClomazone EC
406DISCOVER 500 WPClomazone + hexazinone WP
1092FENIXCarbosulfan FS
5704FENTROLGamma-cyhalothrin CS
33019GAMIT 800 ECClomazone EC
1398GEMINIPermethrin HN
3019INDOXACARBE 150 ECIndoxacarb EC
10207INSEMAT FSBifenthrin FS
3810LOOPNicosulfuron SC
13007MARSHAL 400Carbosulfan SC
10399MARSHAL 400 SCCarbosulfan SC
16412NOVALUROM 100 ECNovalurom EC
6695PERMETRINA 250 SCPermethrin SC
2113PONTONovalurom EC
7906RAGECarfentrazone-ethyl EC
3500RUMO WGIndoxacarb WG
4913SAMOR GATNicosulfuron SC
4813SATIR GATNicosulfuron OD
1912SAVANAClomazone + carfentrazone-ethyl EC
6004STALLION 150 CSGamma-cyhalothrin CS
5904STALLION 60 CSGamma-cyhalothrin CS
3103TWISTERChlorimuron-ethyl WG
UPLTP40618CYPROCONAZOLE TÉCNICO AGRIA BRCyproconazole
6910ACEFATO TÉCNICO ADBAcephate
5804CARBENDAZIN TÉCNICO CONDAXCarbendazim
4616CARBENDAZIN TÉCNICO VOLCANOCarbendazim
FP548708CAPTAN 500 WPCaptan WP
1594ANCHOR SCCarboxin + thiram SC
2428193VITAVAX THIRAM WPCarboxin + thiram WP
12009HEXAZINONE UPL 250 SLHexazinone SL
16017HEXAZINONE UPL 250 SL BASEHexazinone SL
14108AVALTebuthiuron SC
108DIHEXDiurom + hexazinone WG
3022AZOXISTROBINA COONAGRO 250 SCAzoxystrobin SC
22022AZOXISTROBINA + CIPROCONAZOL COONAGRO 280 SCAzoxystrobin + cyproconazole SC
413EXCOLHATebuconazole EC
27217RAKSHA 800 WPMancozeb WP
7909UNIZEB 800 WPMancozeb WP
27317UTHANE 800 WPMancozeb WP
2104VONDOZEB 800 WPMancozeb WP
8216TEBUCONAZOL 200 EC UPLTebuconazole EC
778803DACOSTAR 750Chlorothalonil WP
8718HEXAZINONA 750 VOLCANOHexazinone WG
11807TOPSTARAcephate SP
12308DU DINDiflubenzuron WP
212MAGNIFICAcephate SP
8508OPTIXBeta-cypermethrin EC
19108TOREG 50 ECLambda-cyhalothrin EC
37817MEPIQUAT CHLORIDE 25% SL (CDX 402A FP)Mepiquat chloride SL
5223PRINCEClethodim EC
BASFFP4122CREVIXARMefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin + fluxapyroxad SC
4222PALIVARMefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin + fluxapyroxad SC
34921VERTOPIANFenpropimorph EC
28921BONARAImazapic + imazapyr WG
8521IZOGORImazapyr + imazapic WG
40718KELTORSaflufenacil WG
4597SWEEPERImazamox WG
2295CASCADE 100Flufenoxurom EC
2297SUNFIREChlorfenapyr SC
3112TEORFipronil WG
33022VINSETOAfidopyropen DC
7499AURAProfoxydim EC
14923SEGONISMefentrifluconazole + pyraclostrobin SC
7197COVER DFSulfur WG
16822ENTIGRIS WGAlpha-cypermethrin + dinotefuram WG
2209ANTRIMOTeflubenzurom SC
3109SHAKEEpoxiconazole + pyraclostrobin SE
21117ALVERDEMetaflumizone SC
13511PLADOXPyraclostrobin+ epoxiconazole SE
2109KALONTRATeflubenzuron SC
13411PROSPECTPyraclostrobin+ epoxiconazole SE
2912SALASAT 800 WGFipronil WG
13616PALLEXDimoxistrobin + boscalid SC
3012SALASATFipronil WG
7220ACRONIS FSPyraclostrobin+ thiophanate-methyl FS
1108AMULETFipronil FS
16416DENAXOEpoxiconazole + fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin EC
9618AMULET TOPPyraclostrobin+ fipronil + thiophanate-methyl SC
11916SESITRAEpoxiconazole + pyraclostrobin + fluxapyroxad EC
24118BELURE TOPPyraclostrobin+ thiophanate-methyl + fipronil FS
12719CUANTIVAFluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin SC
24018SOURCE TOPThiophanate-methyl + fipronil + pyraclostrobin FS
4022ZAMPRO DMAmetoctradin + dimethomorph SC
11221BEVORIMPyraclostrobin+ fipronil + alpha-cypermethrin SC
8422ZAMPRO MTAmetoctradin + metiram WG
14121RENTAPAlpha-cypermethrin + fipronil + pyraclostrobin SC
CTVATP4395SYSTHANE TÉCNICOMyclobutanil
FP4709METHOMYL SLMethomyl SL
4809MAJESTYMethomyl SL
6720SLOGANFluroxypyr-meptyl + picloram ME
6594SYSTHANE WPMyclobutanil WP
5594SYSTHANE SCMyclobutanil EC
7014INTRUDERPicloram + 2,4-D SL
6398MANNEJO2,4-D + picloram SL
21819SYNEROAminopyralid + 2,4-D SL
9911TRUENOAminopyralid + fluroxypyr-meptyl EO
8421LINEAR2,4-D + aminopyralid SL
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, adapted by AllierBrasil (Notes: TP: Technical Product, FP: Formulated Product)

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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