Decree No. 11.936 providing for the composition of the basic food basket under the National Food and Nutritional Security Policy and the National Food Supply Policy.

This Decree provides for the composition of the basic food basket under the National Food and Nutritional Security Policy and the National Food Supply Policy, with the purpose of guaranteeing the human right to adequate and healthy food and promoting sovereignty and food and nutrition security. This Decree will guide actions, policies and programmes related to food production, supply and consumption. The basic food basket will consist of fresh or minimally processed foods and culinary ingredients, and will include the following groups: I - beans (legumes); II - cereals; III - roots and tubers; IV - vegetables; V - fruits; VI - chestnuts and nuts (oilseeds); VII - meat and eggs; VIII - milk and cheese; IX - sugars, salt, oils and fats; and X - coffee, tea, mate and spices.