Pesticides will have mandatory traceability throughout the country

Pesticide packaging sold in Brazil will now have identification codes to allow product tracking. The requirement is set out in Ordinance No. 805, published by the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday. The text creates the National Program for Traceability of Agrochemical Products (PNRA), which aims to ensure safety in the production chain and prevent fraud and risks to health and the environment.

Traceability will be achieved through an Integrated Traceability System (SIR), a platform that will store information from manufacturing to the return of packaging. The information will be linked to a Pesticide and Related Product Traceability Identifier (IRA), such as a QR Code, barcode or RFID tag. These identifiers must guarantee electronic reading and permanence during transportation and use.

The new program will be implemented in three phases: structuring, gradual expansion and consolidation with reverse logistics. The adherence schedule will be defined by the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense within 60 days. The mandatory nature of registrations will depend on the effective availability of technological systems.

Logistics traceability will be achieved through integration with the Brasil-ID/Rastro-ID system, a platform that uses RFID to identify, authenticate and monitor cargo in real time. Transporters, warehouses, traders, distributors and users will also need to integrate the system. The measure includes issuing an electronic transit certificate for cargo.

The Ministry of Agriculture will require that all data be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Law. Strategic and commercial information will only be accessed by competent authorities. Data will be stored for at least five years.

The platform will allow interoperability with public systems such as SISPA, SEI, SISCOMEX and Bolsa Família. Companies involved in the production chain must adopt the system, which also includes a public tracking application. The goal is to strengthen fiscal control and standardize information among government agencies.

The Secretariat of Agricultural Defense will be responsible for regulating the program, defining technical standards, conducting periodic safety audits and updating technology. It will also be responsible for establishing agreements to encourage private agents to join the national traceability system.

The program will seek to simplify and integrate inspection and transportation processes. The measure affects all links in the pesticide chain: from registration holders to packaging collection centers. The ordinance also provides for periodic reviews of the system every five years, or as needed.

Failure to comply with the rules provided for will subject offenders to the penalties set out in Law No. 14.785/2023, in addition to other applicable legal sanctions.