Brazil Meat Left Out of EU Suppliers List in Risk to Trade

Cattle graze on a ranch  in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. — Cattle graze on a ranch in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil.
Photographer: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg

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By Dayanne Sousa and Daniel Carvalho

May 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC

Updated on

May 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC

Leia em português.

Brazil is absent from a list of countries authorized to supply animal products to the European Union, presenting a trade risk to the world’s largest beef and chicken exporter.