Launched in September 2017, the second round of PMI IMPACT funded 29 projects with a total of USD 20 million. With a focus on initiatives that address converging forms of illegal trade and related crimes in a wider geographical scope, there were successful applicants from 22 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America. The projects represented a range of sectors including think tanks, research institutions, universities and law enforcement authorities.
The Brazilian Institute for Ethics and Competition (ETCO) is a non-governmental organisation that works with multinationals and trade associations from the tobacco, alcohol, soft drinks, pharmaceutical, technology and fuel distribution sectors in Brazil. ETCO was co-founded by tobacco companies and receives undisclosed financial contributions from the industry. It lobbies heavily against the Brazilian government’s taxes on cigarettes.
BRAZILIAN Institute for Ethics and Competition (Instituto Brasileiro de Ética Concorrencial). Tobacco Tactics, Inglaterra, 10 fev. 2020. Disponível em: https://tobaccotactics.org/article/brazilian-institute-for-ethics-and-co.... Acesso em: 7 ago. 2023.