Companies and Lawsuits to Expedite Pesticide Evaluations in Brazil (2019 - 2024)

Published on: May 8, 2025

“In the last 6 years, there were 360 ​​evaluations approved by Anvisa and/or Ibama in compliance with court decisions…”

Flavio Hirata is a partner at AllierBrasil, an agronomist from Esalq/USP, an MBA, and a pesticide registration specialist.

flavio.hirata@uol.com.br 

AllierBrasil is a ​​product registration consulting firm. For over 20 years, it has been promoting Brazilian agriculture in Brazil and abroad.

Flavio Hirata, partner at AllierBrasil


The pesticide registration process in Brazil involves three ministries: Anvisa – responsible for health, Ibama – responsible for the environment, and the Ministry of Agriculture – responsible for agronomic recommendations, and finally, for issuing the registration.

For a product to be sold, its technical product must be approved, which takes an average of 4 to 5 years. However, in some cases it can take 10 or even 18 years. Only after the technical product registration is approved, the formulated product process becomes eligible for evaluation, which takes an average of 4 to 6 years to be approved.

Considering the growth of agriculture in Brazil, whether in terms of expanding the cultivated area and/or increasing yields; the high demand for inputs in the farms; the possibility of three harvests in the same area per year; the investment for registration – currently around US$ 50 thousand for performing technical and formulated products’ GLP laboratory tests; companies have increasingly opted to anticipate registration approvals through lawsuits. In these cases, when the courts rule in favor of the lawsuit, the ministries have a period of time defined by the judge, usually around 30 to 90 days, to conclude the registration evaluations. This allows companies to make their products available on the market ahead of their competitors, which will continue to wait in the queue for analysis.

Between 2019 and 2024, the companies that benefited most from lawsuits were RAINBOW, CROPCHEM, TECNOMYL, OURO FINO, ADAMA, SYNCROM, IHARABRAS, CHDS, PERTERRA and SYNGENTA, totaling 213 evaluation approvals (by Anvisa and/or Ibama), or 59.17% of a total of 360 cases.

Companies with the most lawsuits to speed up pesticide evaluations (2019 – 2024)

#CompanyEvaluation Approvals%
1RAINBOW4813.33%
2CROPCHEM4311.94%
3TECNOMYL205.56%
4OURO FINO195.28%
5ADAMA154.17%
6SYNCROM154.17%
7IHARABRAS143.89%
8CHDS133.61%
9PERTERRA133.61%
10SYNGENTA133.61%
Other companies14740.83%
TOTAL360100%

Source: Anvisa; Ibama; adapted by AllierBrasil

In the last 6 years, there were 360 ​​evaluations approved by Anvisa and/or Ibama in compliance with court decisions. Of these, 153 were Anvisa + Ibama; 68 were Ibama only, and 139 were Anvisa only.

The number of lawsuits has been increasing over the last 6 years. Between 2019 and 2024, there was a 283% increase in approvals through lawsuits by Anvisa, and 1,933% by Ibama.

Only after approval by Anvisa and Ibama the registration is approved by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the last three years, 29% to 35% of the registrations of generic pesticides were approved through lawsuits. Data from the first three months of 2025 confirm this trend, according to a survey carried out by AllierBrasil.

The complete list of registrations approved by the Ministry of Agriculture through lawsuits is part of the report “Lawsuits and Registration Process in Brazil, 2025”, unpublished, elaborated by AllierBrasil.

Considering the importance of the subject for ​​pesticide registration, this topic will be the subject of a lecture at the 16th Brasil AgrochemShow, to be held on August 12th and 13th, at Expo Center Norte, in São Paulo, Brazil.

List of evaluation approvals after lawsuits by company/brand name/year of approval in alphabetical order by company (OPEN PDF HERE)

Company Brand Name Approval Year Quantity
Anvisa Ibama
ADAMA FANTASTIC SUPRA 2023 15 (4.17%)
ARQUERO 2021
ARMERO OD 2024
DT-CE-MPP-460-23T 2024
ALLURE BR 2024 2024
BALTIC 2024 2024
CRONNOS ULTRA OD 2024 2024
ADM.03504.I.1.A 2024 2024
CROPPER BR 2022 2022
KLINNER BR 2022 2022
LANCET 2022 2022
CROPPER 2021 2021
FORASTEIRO 2021 2021
JUMBO BR 2021 2021
ARREMATE 2020 2020
AGROALLIANZ CARPIDORA 2024 1
ALAMOS GLIFOSATO K 660 SL ALAMOS 2024 3
GLUFOSINATO 200 SL ALAMOS 2024 2023
DIQUATE 200 SL ALAMOS 2023 2022
ALBAUGH MARLOX TRI 2023 12 (3.33%)
TRINEXAPAQUE-ETÍLICO EC ALBAUGH 01 2022
BALUARTE 2024
ISOXAFLUTOL 750 WG ALBAUGH 2021
CYBORG 2024 2024
ACETAMIPRIDO+BIFENTRINA SC ALBAUGH 01 2023 2023
GALOPEIRO 2023 2023
AZOXISTROBINA+CIPROCONAZOL+OXICLORETO DE COBRE SC ALBAUGH 01 2022 2022
GHALOR 2022 2022
LANFOR PRO 2022 2022
MARLOX FS 2021 2021
SHADOW K 2020 2020
ALLIERBRASIL CLORPIRIFÓS SM 480 EC 2024 9 (2.50%)
OLASOJA WG 2024
SUNPHOSATE 757 WG 2024
DIQUATE 200 SL DEZHOU I 2023
TRACKING 720 WG 2022
OLASOJA 500 SC 2023 2023
PROTERRA 200 SL 2022 2022
MAXAPAC 250 EC 2020 2020
SENHA WG 2020 2020
ALTA AUDACE 2023 2022 2
FLUMIOXAZINA ALTA 500 SC 2022 2022
ANASAC BUDBREAK 52 SL 2023 1
AVGUST AUG 134 2022 3
TANREK 500 SC 2022
ZAPRET SC 2021
BIORISK ARAPOTY 2024 4 (1.11%)
MAXIPIR 2024
MAXUTOL 750 WG 2024
OLAZONA 360 CS 2024
BRA AVENCA 100 EC 2020 9 (2.50%)
KANTOR 1000 EC 2020
LIMPA 2020
PERAK 100 EC 2020
TORA 2020
GLIALL 2019
GRAVO 2019
LISTAR 2019
TRYTOR 2021 2021
BRILLIANCE CLETODIM 360 EC BRILLIANCE 2024 2
CLETODIM 240 EC BRILLIANCE 2024 2024
CAC 2,4-D + PICLORAM CAC 2024 3
BRAULTRA 720 SC 2022 2022
GUARDANIL 720 SC 2021 2021
CCAB LAMBDA CIALOTRIN CCAB 250 CS 2022 1
CHDS ALPES 970 SG 2024 13 (3.61%)
FARAÓ 2024
LAKE 2024
FORCEPS 2023
FLASHER 2024
OCA 2024
ECLIPSE 2024 2024
ALVOFIX 2023 2023
GLIFOSATO CHDS 720 WG 2023 2023
PRIMORDIM 2023 2023
QUATY 2023 2023
TUCANO 2023 2023
MACROQUAT 200 SL 2021 2021
CROPCHEM CLODINAFOPE 240 EC CROPCHEM II 2024 43 (11.94%)
DHARMA 100 SL 2024
HATHOR 400 EC 2024
TACUAR 240 EC 2024
EMERITUX MAX 720 SC 2023
HARBIN 500 WG 2023
SAPEK 200 SL 2023
TESLA 750 WG 2023
PERSEUS 240 SC 2022
PROEZA DUO 2022
ABAMECTINA 72 EC CROPCHEM 2021
CLORFENAPIR 240 SC 2021
SAPEK MAX 2021
WIKING 600 WG 2021
MARAGATO 500 EC 2021
MOSAICO EC 2020
PRILAN 250 SC 2020
VERDUM WG 2020
ZUTRON 250 WP 2020
CLOMAZONA 500 EC CROPCHEM 2019
IRADO 800 WG 2019
KANER 800 WG 2019
KASAN 800 WP 2019
SEVARE DUO 2024
EMERITUS MAX 720 SC 2021
LACANO 200 SL 2021
PROPICONAZOL 500 EC CROPCHEM 2021
CHARRUA MAX SC 2024 2024
PERCY DUO EC 2024 2024
FLUMIOXAZINA 500 WP CROPCHEM 2023 2024
PEÃO 200 EC 2023 2024
PERSEUS DUO 2022 2024
TIMBER 500 SC 2023 2023
PROEZA 480 EC 2022 2023
MINOS CAPS 360 CS 2021 2023
PANZER DUO WG 2023 2022
BOKSIA 300 WG 2022 2022
CROPCARE SC 2022 2022
GINETE 212 SL 2023 2021
ASLAN SL 2021 2021
OSBAR DUO 2021 2021
PANZER MAX 750 WG 2021 2021
LIVENKO 500 SC 2020 2020
CRYSTAL AGRO SERVAL 970 SG 2021 1
DE SANGOSSE IRONMAX PRO 2024 1
DINAGRO GLUFORCE 2021 1
DORAI DORAI 2021 2021 1
FUHUA GLIFUMAX 72% HL 2023 3
GLIFOX MAX K 2023 2023
GLIFUMAX 2023 2023
GENBRA CAPEX 2024 2
GENBRA SEQUEST 2020
GENOMA GARANHÃO EC 2024 1
GLOBACHEM ALON 2022 2022 1
GREENUP FICO 2022 1
HELM PREDADOR 2019 2
HELM HDB 276 2022 2022
HELVA HDB 239 2023 2023 1
IHARABRAS IHF 0219 2022 14 (3.89%)
XEQUE MATE HT 2021
MAGNETO SC 2019
ALVOFIX II 2024
SHODAN 2022
DORAI MAX 2021
STRIKE 2020
FEAT 2023 2023
BURNER 2022 2022
KANPAI 2022 2022
PRIMACY 2022 2022
SONDA HT 2022 2022
TARGA MAX HT 2022 2022
SONDA 2020 2020
INDOFIL INDOZEB 750 WG 2019 2
PREVENTIS 2023 2023
ISK NISSHIN 40 SC 2021 1
LANDRIN LANDRIN 2022 2022 1
LEMMA SPIRODICLOFEN 240 G/L SC 2024 2
TRICLOPYR-BUTOTYL 667 g/L EC 2024
MEGHMANI MOL BIFENTHRIN 100 EC 2024 2024 1
NORTOX AMICARBAZONE NORTOX 2022 11 (3.06%)
DIQUATE NORTOX 2022
THUMB-TACK NORTOX 2021
PROTECTION NORTOX 2020
TRICLOPIR NORTOX 2020
CARFENTRAZONE NORTOX 2021
FLUROXIPIR NORTOX 200 EC 2020
NOWEED NORTOX 2021 2021
CLOROTALONIL NORTOX 2020 2020
METOMIL 215 SL NORTOX 2020 2020
PASTURE NORTOX 2020 2020
OURO FINO DOTTE 2024 19 (5.28%)
IMMEDIATUS 2024
PODERUS 2021
ESTEIO 2020
GRANDEBR ULTRA 2020
ATLASBR 2021
IMIDACLOPRIDO 600 FS OURO FINO 2021
UNANIME BR 2019
TRATTARE 2023 2024
INÉDITO 2023 2023
ARBUST 2022 2022
GARROTEBR 2022 2022
SENSUS 2022 2022
TERRA FORTE NF 2023 2021
DISTINTOBR 2021 2021
PONTUAL 2021 2021
OFF ROAD 2020 2020
TEBURAZ 2020 2020
TRIX 250 2020 2020
OXIQUÍMICA NATIVO PLUS 2024 7 (1.94%)
OXI 0111 BF (CLONE A) 2024
PATRIOTA 2024
GIFT 2023
IPPON 2023
OXI 0104 BF 2023
OXI 0111 BF 2023
OXON SIRTAKI 360 CS 2021 4 (1.11%)
CLICK PRO 2024 2024
CORTINA GOLD 2024 2024
CLICK 2020 2020
PARTNER AGROSERVICE PARAPENTE 2022 2
PARACHUTE 2022 2022
PERTERRA PIRIPROXIFEN 100 EC PERTERRA 2024 13 (3.61%)
2,4-D C 806 SL PERTERRA 2024
GLIFOSATO 720 WG PERTERRA 2024
SULFENTRAZONE 500 SC PERTERRA 2023
FLUAZINAM 800 WG PERTERRA 2022
CLETHODIM R 240 EC PERTERRA 2022
ATRAZINA 900 WG PERTERRA 2024 2024
EREDITÀ 2024 2024
LUFENURON 50 EC PERTERRA 2024 2024
S-METOLACLOR 960 EC PERTERRA 2023 2023
CLOROTALONIL C 720 SC PERTERRA 2022 2022
GLUFOSINATO 200 SL PERTERRA 2022 2022
TRICLOPIR 667 EC PERTERRA 2022 2022
PILARQUIM PILAREG 2024 1
PLURIE VAPORPH3OS PHOSPHINE FUMIGANT 2020 1
PROPHYTO RALBUZIN 480 SC 2019 1
PROREGISTROS CLEFANDIM 240 EC 2024 10 (2.78%)
CLEFANDIM 360 EC 2024
DK PLUS 2020
GLUFOSINATO 200 SL LIER 2024
BESTAR 280 SL 2024 2024
BESTAR 500 SG 2024 2024
GLUFOS-WYN 880 2024 2024
TRICLOPYR 480 EC LIER 2024 2024
GLYSATE 608 PRO 2023 2023
SUNPHOSATE PREMIER 2023 2023
PROTEC PROTECPHOS 56 2021 2023 1
RAINBOW ACEWAY 2024 48 (13.33%)
ATESALOR XTRA 2024
COMPRAY FULL 2024
ESIFON FULL 2024
HOPROLE 2024
KROMSTAR 2024
COMPRENIL MIXX 2023
FULLGUARD 2023
PIZIN XTRA 2023
TRUSINATE XTRA 2023
CONFERIN 2022
METRARO 2022
TRICLOMAX 2022
DYNAST 2021
BASTNATE 2020
GLUFAIR 2020
PICLORAM 240 SL RAINBOW 2020
SUNPASS 2020
SUNPAX 2020
SUNWARD 2020
WIDCLEAR 2020
CAPTIVE 2019
ENTOAR 2019
GLUCARE 2019
RAINVEL XTRA 2019
WINOUT XTRA 2021
CLOPANTO 2020
KINGSTAR XTRA 2020
SURRENA 2020
RICEPAL 2019
MESTRONG 2024 2024
TORDPIC XTRA 2024 2024
TORBAN 2023 2024
ETHROLE 2024 2023
POLESTAR XTRA 2024 2023
COMPRAY 2023 2023
ESBRILHA MIXX 2023 2023
SUNGAIN PLUS 2023 2023
TORBAN PLUS 2023 2023
GLINT FULL 2022 2022
GRASIDIM FULL 2022 2022
METOMY 2022 2022
SUNGAIN XTRA 2022 2022
BASTNATE XTRA 2021 2021
CLECT 2021 2021
GRASIDIM 2021 2021
TEMICAB XTRA 2021 2021
MESOZINE XTRA 2020 2020
RED SURCOS DEDALO ELITE 2023 2023 1
ROTAM BITMEX 250 SL 2023 6 (1.67%)
BRAVER 2023
EQUINOX 2022
FRENO 240 EC 2019
ROTAONE 500 SC 2023 2023
BAZUKA DUO 2021 2021
SABERO EMZEB PLATINA 2020 1
SINON POTENZA SINON PLUS 36 EC 2022 2
KITTER 2021
SM AGROCARE GRANULUM 2024 1
SOLUS ACEFATO SOLUS 970 SG 2024 10 (2.78%)
CIPROCONAZOL SOLUS 400 SC 2024
ZETA 106 SL 2024
FLUMIOXAZIM 480 SC SOLUS 2023
DIQUAT CROP 200 SL 2021
BRADOOCK 72 WG BR 2024
MESOTRIONA SOLUS 480 SC 2024 2024
ACETA CROP 200 SP 2023 2023
S-METOLACLOR 960 EC SOLUS 2023 2023
ROYAL 900 WG 2020 2020
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL LONGAR 480 EC 2022 1
SYNCROM RIDGE 88 SG 2024 15 (4.17%)
BATUCO 2023
DIQUAT VANON 200 SL 2022
HIGHPHOS 2022
WEEDFIRE 2022
WEEDCLEAN 2023
WEEDFORCE 2022
DOMADO 88 SG 2024 2024
GLIFOSATO WG NGC 2024 2024
DICAVEL 2022 2023
PUPENDO 2022 2023
AGROSBAN 2022 2022
CROPSHIELD 2022 2022
DOMADO 200 SL 2022 2022
GEMPOX 2022 2022
SYNGENTA EDDUS EC 2022 13 (3.61%)
MINECTO PRD 2020
BRAVO TOP 2019
FRONDEO 2024
LONGGOR 2024
MIRAVIS OPTI 2024
ORONDIS OPTI 2024
EDDUS 2021
ELATUS ERA 2024 2024
ELATUS ERA EC 2021 2021
FLEXSTAR GT 2021 2021
NEW ELATUS 1 2021 2021
PROCLAIM FIT 45 WG 2020 2020
TECNOMYL ALLEVY 2023 20 (5.56%)
ACARIGEN 2022
ADVER 240 SC 2021
JUDOKA SUPER 250 CS 2021
KOLYNA 2021
SANDAL 200 SP 2021
TECNUP PREMIUM 620 2021
LUXER 2021
AVERT MAX 2024
EDGE 2024
FAVORITO 2024
TRIPLIX 2024
GLIFOSATO 720 WG TECNOMYL 2021
ORSA 400 EC 2024 2024
ARCEUS 2023 2023
RESPECTOR 2023 2023
TECNUP SUPER 608 2023 2023
CLOROTALONIL 720 SC TECNOMYL 2022 2023
TRIPLEC 2022 2022
VALLEX 2022 2022
TRADECORP CARIMBO 360 CS 2024 8 (2.22%)
ALMADA PRO 2023
ETYLIT WG 2021
HEXITIAZOXI SAPEC 500 WP 2020
MESTRE 2021
ZAMBRA 2020
BORDALO PRO 2022 2022
DIAFENTIUROM SAPEC 500 SC 2019 2019
UPL UPL 1014 FP 2022 2
UPL 2112 FP 2024
XINGFA E WENDA GLIFA 720 WG 2024 2024 1
YONON ETHIPROLE 200 SC YONON 2024 2024 1
ZHONGSHAN FLAIL 480 SC 2024 3
MESOFORCE 2024
TELUX 2022 2022

Source: Anvisa; Ibama; adapted by AllierBrasil