Minister says embargo on Carrefour in Brazil includes chicken

Published 2024년 11월 25일

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Brazil's Agriculture Minister, Carlos Fávaro, has expressed strong opposition to Carrefour's decision to halt the purchase of Brazilian meat, echoing the same stance by the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec). Fávaro has labeled the move as protectionist and absurd, arguing that it undermines the long-standing history of Brazilian meat imports to France and challenges the meat's sanitary quality. This decision has prompted large meatpacking companies like JBS and Masterboi to cease meat sales to Carrefour in Brazil, with several chicken companies also refusing to sell to Carrefour in France until the retailer retracts its global statement. The minister's criticism is part of a broader resistance against Carrefour's actions, which is viewed as a threat to the Mercosur-European Union agreement, aiming to create the world's largest free trade zone, despite France's skepticism towards the agreement.

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(FOLHAPRESS) - Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro reacted with indignation to Carrefour's decision in France to suspend the purchase of Brazilian meat and stated that, in addition to producers suspending the sale of meat in the French group's national network, chicken producers are also following the same path. In an interview with Folha de S.Paulo, Fávaro said that the decision has the full support of the ministry and Abiec (Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries), which brings together 43 companies in the sector in the country, responsible for 98% of the meat traded for international markets. Referring to the decision of Carrefour's global president, Alexandre Bompard, who last week announced the suspension of the purchase of meat from Mercosur countries, including Brazil, for alleged health and environmental reasons, the minister classified the act as "absurd" and a protectionist pretext. "This is absurd. If he doesn't want to buy Brazilian products, it's simple: he ...

Source: Notícias ao Minuto Brasil