Getting to SAFER, Faster: Reflections on GAPC 2026

Guest(s):

Laura Cury – ACT Health Promotion, Brazil
Emma Thompson – University of Edinburgh & IAS

Subject:

This month on the Alcohol Alert Podcast we were joined by Laura Cury from ACT Health Promotion in Brazil and Emma Thompson from IAS and the University of Edinburgh to reflect on the Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC), held for the first time in Latin America.

They discussed the momentum built around Brazil’s tax reform and its pioneering conflict of interest framework, the conference’s wide-ranging sessions on equity, digital marketing, and AI-driven alcohol advertising, and what lessons the global alcohol policy community can take forward.

“Having our Minister of Health say that alcohol policy is a priority for the government and that we’re looking at excise taxation - for me, that is a huge advocacy win.” - Laura Cury