National Program for the Prevention and Control of Huanglongbing (PNCHLB)

MAPA Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 1,326 of July 4, 2025 establishes Brazil's National Program for the Prevention and Control of Huanglongbing (PNCHLB). The policy framework defines criteria and procedures for classifying and maintaining the phytosanitary status of federal units and establishes measures for the prevention and control of Huanglongbing across the national territory. The program aims to strengthen the agricultural production system for host plants of Candidatus Liberibacter americanus and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus through phytosanitary surveillance, annual detection surveys, monitoring of the vector Diaphorina citri, control of the movement of plant propagation material, georeferenced registries, state action plans, inspection of propagation material establishments, official diagnosis, quarantine measures, elimination of contaminated plants or lots, and annual reporting by state plant health authorities. The official source does not identify a specific budget allocation.