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Published on: 03/09/2026 - 10:15

Since September 3, Brazilian beef and poultry can no longer enter the European Union. A health ban which constitutes a first test for the trade agreement with Mercosur, applied provisionally since May.

Brazil has not provided the required guarantees on the use of antibiotics on its farms. Imported products must now respect the same bans as those imposed on European producers, in particular concerning growth antibiotics and certain antimicrobials reserved for human medicine.

For lack of sufficient evidence, Brussels therefore suspended Brazilian imports of beef, poultry, eggs and honey.

European standards maintained

However, the agreement with Mercosur plans to gradually open quotas with reduced duties, up to 99,000 tonnes of beef and 180,000 tonnes of poultry. But these commercial advantages do not exempt from compliance with European health rules: Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay remain authorized to export, unlike Brazil. However, it is the EU's leading external supplier for both beef and poultry.

European inspectors are currently on site and, if their audit is satisfactory, poultry imports could resume in the coming weeks. For beef, the procedure should take longer.

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