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Can you bring insulin to Brazil?

Short answer
Allowed, within limits

The official rule for Brazil below names insulin. The same rule also covers the other medicines it lists, so read the conditions carefully.

  • Injectable medication

    allowed, within limits

    Insulin and GLP-1 injectable medicines (semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy, tirzepatide/Mounjaro/Zepbound) fall under 'medicamentos, incluindo os biológicos' in ANVISA's baggage rules: the personal-use quantity must be compatible with your treatment and length of stay in Brazil, with no fixed numeric day-supply cap published. A medical prescription may be requested if the quantity looks excessive for the trip. Needles, syringes and pen injectors are 'produtos médicos' (medical products) under the same personal-use rule.

    None of these substances are narcotics or psychotropics under Portaria 344/1998, so the stricter ANVISA controlled-substances import regime (see the 'controlled medication' entry for Brazil) does not apply to them. ANVISA's baggage-rules page does not name insulin, semaglutide, tirzepatide, or needles specifically — it addresses them only through the general 'biológicos'/'produtos médicos' categories — so no drug-specific guidance (e.g. sharps handling, a syringe-count cap) was found on a primary source in this pass.

    Also covers: insulin, ozempic, semaglutide, wegovy, mounjaro, tirzepatide, zepbound, glp-1, needles, syringes, pen injector

    Source ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) — Regras de bagagem (Portos, aeroportos e fronteiras)Checked against the source on 2026-09-13

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. Not medical advice. Don't stop or change a medicine because of a travel rule without talking to your doctor. See update history