Chile/Brazil/Mexico - The Limits to Food and Beverage Industry Influence over Fiscal and Regulatory Policy in Latin America
Mexico
Aug 15, 2024

Little is known about the political, institutional, and social contexts contributing to a decline in food and beverage industry power and influence over fiscal (soda taxes) and regulatory (sales/advertising restrictions and food labels) policy. This article addresses this issue by exploring why Mexico and Chile eventually saw such a decline in the food and beverage industry's influence whereas Brazil was not as successful. I argue that in Mexico and Chile, these outcomes are explained by shifts in presidential, congressional, and bureaucratic interests in pursuing policies that went against industry preferences.
Author(s): Eduardo, G.
Published in: J Health Polit Policy Law