,"The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), through the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense (SDA), has issued a draft ordinance updating phytosanitary requirements for the import of fresh asparagus stems (Category 3) (Asparagus officinalis) produced in Chile. The measure is part of process No. 21000.062566/2025-61 and follows Brazil’s regulatory framework under Decree No. 11.332/2023, Decree No. 24.114/1934, Decree No. 1.355/1994, Decree No. 5.759/2006, Portaria MAPA No. 65/2021, and IN MAPA No. 25/2020.
Under the draft text, asparagus shipments entering Brazil must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate (CF) issued by the National Plant Protection Organization (ONPF) of Chile. The certificate must include an additional declaration confirming that the consignment was inspected and found free from two pests of concern:
Anaphothrips obscurus
Limothrips cerealium
All shipments will undergo phytosanitary inspection at the point of entry, which may include sample collection for laboratory analysis conducted by official or MAPA-accredited laboratories. According to the ordinance, all costs associated with sample shipment and testing must be covered by the importer.
At the discretion of inspectors, the importer may act as a depositary for the remaining portion of the shipment until the official inspection process is completed.
If quarantine pests—or pests with quarantine potential for Brazil—are detected, the shipment will be destroyed or returned to its country of origin, and the Chilean ONPF will be notified. In such cases, Brazil’s ONPF may suspend asparagus imports from Chile pending a review of the corresponding Pest Risk Analysis (ARP).
Shipments will not be cleared for entry if they fail to comply with the requirements set forth in the ordinance. Once published, the new regulation will take effect on the date of its official publication.
The draft was electronically signed by Tiago Rodrigo Lohmann, Division Chief, on 01/10/2025 at 13:54 (Brasília time), as recorded in SEI document No. 45373338."