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The President of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Brazil, José Zeferino Pedroso is currently in Brasilia to meet businessmen of the agricultural sector that are evaluating measures to counteract the consequences of Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend the importation of chicken meat from several Brazilian companies.According to the first information, two d & # 39; they would be in Santa Catarina: BR-Foods and JBS
Zezo Pedroso is already suggesting to the Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, to carry out an urgent mission to Saudi Arabia to obtain information on the causes of suspension of imports., with the adoption of immediate action to try to restore purchases.
There is no information on the causes of the sudden decision. In Brasilia, the badumption of retaliation of the Arabs was ruled out due to the decision of President Jair Bolsonaro to transfer the Brazilian Embbady to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem .
However, in Chapecó, entrepreneurs and authorities anticipated information, claiming that the reasons for the cancellation of imports were essentially technical. These criteria would be related to the slaughter process and the production of broilers, according to the standards established by Islam.
The president of the Brazilian Association of Animal Proteins (ABPA), Francisco Turra, is also part of the cabinet of the Minister of Agriculture to address the problem. With him is former adviser Odacir Zonta, Fiesc adviser for agricultural affairs.
On Wednesday (23), in São Paulo, ABPA will hold a meeting to evaluate the decisions of the Arabs and the measures to be taken.
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