Experts Praise New Dry Law - 18/08/2026

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The amendments come into force within 60 days, according to the National Transit Council

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With the approval of a regulation by the National Transit Council (Contran), some psychoactive substances consumed by drivers may be identified during the monitoring of the Dry Law. The agent may perform a preliminary detection of some elements with the use of the drug meter. 'New' Dry Law: who takes canabidiol or antidepressant will be 'taken' into the drug meter? Understand Shaped bread, liqueur candy: Contran approves rules to prevent 'residu…

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Bafômetro per rapprochement starts to guide preliminary checking, as already occurs in São Paulo

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The new regulations for the Dry Law will allow traffic officers to use equipment to identify the consumption of drugs and other psychoactive substances by drivers. The resolution from Contran (National Traffic Council), published on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), establishes the rules for the use of so-called "drugometers" during inspections. Inmetro (National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology) informed Poder360 that there is already a …

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New rules of the National Transit Council (Contran) to control drivers under the influence of alcohol or other psychoactive substances are beginning to apply throughout the country. The new resolution repeals normative acts of 2013 and brings as a novelty the regulation of the so-called pre-test or passive alcohol test, used for screening during operations [...] The post Contran hardens supervision and creates ‘bafometer pre-test to spark drunk …

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New rules for the monitoring of the Dry Law were published in the Official Journal of the Union on Tuesday (18) and are already in force. The resolution of the National Transit Council (Contran) updates the procedures and regulates the use of equipment to detect psychoactive substances besides alcohol. Although the resolution has immediate effect, the [...]