The Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly announced that the European Union will block the import of Brazilian meat from Thursday. The decision represents a significant restrictive measure for Brazil's meat export sector.
Mullooly, who is a member of the European Parliament, made the announcement today, informing the specific date when the suspension will take effect. The measure directly affects the trade relations between the European bloc and Brazil in the agricultural sector.
Despite appeals made by Brasília, the Brazilian government failed to reverse or delay the decision. Brazilian authorities attempted negotiations with the European Union to avoid the application of the restrictive measure.
The suspension of Brazilian meat imports by the EU may have considerable economic impacts for producers and exporters in the sector, in addition to representing a new point of tension in trade relations between Brazil and the European bloc.
