Law No. 15.982 establishing the State Policy on Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Education Indigenous peoples Agricultural development Right to food Human rights Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 4 Chapters, establishes the State Policy on Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security. This State Policy defines the following guidelines: promoting and incorporation of the right to adequate food in public policy; promoting access to quality food and healthy lifestyles; promoting food and nutrition education; promoting nutrition and maternal and infant-juvenile nutrition; supplemental and emergency care to individuals or population groups in vulnerable situations; strengthening health surveillance of food; supporting the generation of employment and income; preservation and restoration of the environment and water resources; respect for traditional communities and local eating habits; the promotion of permanent participation of the various segments of civil society; decentralization of actions; promoting integrated policies to tackle regional concentration of income and the consequent social exclusion, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.pjf.mg.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Law No. 10.342 establishing guidelines, goals and actions for the establishment of State Policy on School Feeding. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: School feeding, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Education Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Law No. 22.806 creating the State Policy on Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security (Pesans) and organizing the National System of Food and Nutrition Security (Sisan). Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food security, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Education, Indigenous peoples, Agricultural development, Food sovereignty, Potable water, Public health, Human rights, Right to food, Right to water Source: FAO, FAOLEX