"Beef CPF": mandatory traceability avoids million-dollar fines; learn more

The colloquial expression "CPF of the cow" represents the new and urgent reality of cattle farming: the mandatory and georeferenced traceability of the herd's origin. With the increase in environmental oversight and international market demands, it is becoming risky to buy, transport, and market cattle without proof of legal and environmental origin, which can result in multimillion-dollar fines and catastrophic losses for the producer. In the "Agrarian Law" section, the lawyer and environmental law professor, Pedro Puttini, explains that this new form of tracking, supported by the Federal Public Ministry, requires the construction of the complete history of the animal. This is done by cross-referencing data from the Animal Transit Guide (GTA) with the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and satellite images. The system identifies if the cattle passed through embargoed areas, illegally deforested areas, or areas overlapping with indigenous lands or conservation units. Check it out: ...