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Brazil’s Proposed Ban on Retread Tyres Sparks Backlash

In mid-September, a draft bill was introduced in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies to ban retreaded tyres on buses and trucks operating on federal and state highways. The proposed legislation, authored by federal deputy Capitão Augusto of the Liberal Party, São Paulo, defines these tyres as those that “undergo a retreading process to apply a new layer of rubber over the existing carcasses after the original tread has worn.”

Wrong-footed Proposition

Under the proposal, cargo and passenger transport companies would be required to replace retreaded tyres with new ones that meet safet...

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