Brazil says the EU has moved to block its animal product exports starting from September
The unanimous vote makes Brazil the first country removed from the EU compliance list, blocking exports of meat, eggs and honey until it meets animal-use rules.
- The European Commission will ban Brazil from exporting certain animal products, including bovine, equine, poultry, eggs, and honey, to the EU starting September 3, 2026, due to non-compliance with EU antibiotic use rules in animals.
- Brazil is the first country to be removed from the list of states complying with the EU's antimicrobial use restrictions in animals, with the vote to ban its exports being unanimous.
- The EU's ban applies regardless of existing trade agreements and enforces mandatory sanitary and phytosanitary standards for farmers and exporters from third countries.
- Brazil's agriculture ministry expressed surprise at the EU's decision and plans to seek reversal of the ban; the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, including Brazil, entered into force on May 1, 2025.
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Brazil ‘Surprised’ by EU Decision To Ban Meat Imports Over Antimicrobial Rules
Brazil’s ambassador to the European Union has said Brazil was “surprised” by the EU’s decision to ban meat imports from Brazil over antimicrobial use. Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva told Euronews that Brazilian authorities had engaged with the European Commission after a committee of EU national experts voted to remove Brazil from the list of countries considered compliant with EU rules on antimicrobial use in livestock production. The decision f…
The Brussels veto, effective in September, affects a business of 1.5 billion. In Spain, imports have grown by 153% in three years.
The decision was made by the European Commission's standing committee, which includes representatives for plants, animals, food, and feed. "No more double standards" Minister of Agriculture Stefan Krajewski welcomed the decision with satisfaction. "My discussions and persuasion with EU ministers are yielding further results. At today's SCOPAFF meeting, all member states unanimously decided: from September 3, 2026, Brazil will lose the right to e…
Although the Mercosur Agreement has only been in force for the time being since 1 May, the EU is already considering restrictions on free trade just two weeks later. Certain animal products from Brazil are expected to be subject to an import ban after September. The EU Commission announced on Tuesday that EU regulations on the restriction of the use of antimicrobial substances in farm animals (antibiotics or growth hormones). The EU Commission i…
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