Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly announced on Tuesday that the European Union will block imports of Brazilian meat from Thursday, September 3. The ban on Brazilian beef was confirmed by the office of the European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Oliver Varhelyi.
The European Commission justified Brazil's exclusion by stating that the country fails to meet requirements related to antimicrobial use throughout the entire lifecycle of animals destined for export. In May, the EU had already removed Brazil from the list of countries authorized to export animal products for human consumption.
Mullooly indicated that the ban covers not only beef but also poultry, eggs, honey, offal and fish from Brazil. Despite appeals from Brasília to reverse or postpone the measure, the European Commission confirmed that food safety issues remain unresolved.
Official documents revealed by the news agency Lusa show that the Brazilian government attributed part of the responsibility for the exclusion to the private sector, stating that adapting to the new sanitary requirements depended "to a large extent" on Brazilian companies. The European authority also criticized the "recurring lack of complete information" submitted by Brazil between 2023 and 2026.
