AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEU Meat Ban Hits Brazil Exports: The EU suspended imports of Brazilian beef, pork, chicken, eggs, honey and other animal products from Sept. 3, citing insufficient guarantees on antimicrobial rules (no growth-promoting antibiotics; limits on human-medicine antimicrobials). The EU says there’s no claim of widespread contamination, but beef is expected to face longer delays than poultry/honey while an audit runs. MERCOSUR Quota Fight: MERCOSUR foreign ministers met in Montevideo without consensus on EU export quota distribution, with Paraguay pushing an equal 25% share for full members; a new meeting is set in 45–60 days. Paraguay Business Push: Paraguay will host the 16th Customer Experience and Innovation Congress (Sept. 7–8) in Asunción, with MIC backing and a GUIDEX platform to help SMEs export. Trade Signals for the Region: Italian exports to Mercosur rose 21.1% in May to €745m, with Paraguay up 95.6% year-on-year. Security & Fraud Risk: A report warns of “Breeze Comet” hackers infiltrating Brazilian financial systems to trigger fraudulent payments—an exposure that could spread regionally.
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