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Brazil vehicle safety legislation

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2026-07-25 20:12 UTC → 2026-07-27 14:08 UTC · added removed

In mid‑July 2026 Brazil’s Senate Infrastructure Committee approved a bill (PL 1.434/2023) that would require all new passenger vehicles, whether manufactured domestically or imported, to be fitted with an internal trunk‑opening device. The measure aims device, aiming to prevent children and others people from becoming trapped inside a car’s trunk. A week later, later the Chamber of Deputies began moving advancing a separate proposal (PL 1396/2026) that would to ban the use of thin temporary spare tires – tires, known locally as “estepe fino” – fino”, on new passenger cars, SUVs, pickups and commercial vans. The bill argues legislation, introduced by Deputy Pastor Gil (PL‑MA), would obligate manufacturers to equip every new vehicle with a full‑size spare tire identical in dimensions, load capacity and speed index to the original wheels and would prohibit the sale of kits that such replace the spare with a smaller, limited‑use tire. The sponsor and auto‑safety expert Edegar Alves argue that temporary spares compromise vehicle can interfere with stability, braking, traction traction‑control and electronic safety ABS systems, noting an 80 km/h speed limit for such tires and would require manufacturers the risk of loss of control or rollover. The draft outlines penalties—including fines proportional to supply full‑size spares matching the other wheels. vehicle’s value, suspension of model sales and mandatory provision of a full spare at no cost to the consumer. The bill is still in the early legislative stage with no scheduled vote date. Both initiatives reflect an escalating measures illustrate a growing legislative focus on enhancing push to raise automotive safety standards in Brazil.

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  1. 2026-07-27 14:08 UTC Brazil vehicle safety legislation
  2. 2026-07-25 20:12 UTC Brazil vehicle safety legislation

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