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Brazil: Select plastic laws
Plastic
Sao Paulo passed a law prohibiting the distribution of plastic bags to customers for the purposes of packaging.
Sao Paulo
The Municipality of Sao Paulo passed a law (Lei Municipal 15.374/2011) prohibiting the distribution (for free or for sale) of plastic bags to customers for the purposes of packaging or transporting merchandise acquired in commercial establishments in the city, and encouraging the use of reusable bags.
Lei Municipal 15.374/2011 http://legislacao.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/leis/lei-15374-de-18-de-maio-de-2011/ (in Portuguese)
Implementing regulations (Decreto 55.827) were passed in January 2015: http://legislacao.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/leis/decreto-55827-de-06-de-janeiro-de-2015/ (in Portuguese).