Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
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Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — The Friendship Bridge, connecting Brazil and Paraguay near the iconic Iguazu Falls, has long been a route for smugglers moving cheap, illicit goods, like cigarettes and electronics. But in recent years, Brazilian authorities say smugglers have found a far more lucrative product: weight-loss drugs.As demand for GLP-1 based medications explodes in Brazil, seizures of unauthorized weight-loss drugs have soared alo…
The rapidly rising demand for weight-loss drugs containing semaglutide and thizzetamide in Brazil has fueled smuggling through Paraguay. According to data from the Brazilian Federal Revenue Administration, more than 76,000 smuggled weight-loss drugs and similar products were seized at the border in the first six months of 2026.
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