Amid a scandal over the sale of rotten meat, Brazil’s government has been bending over backward to assure foreign consumers there has been no health threat. Meeting ambassadors, Temer had the daunting mission of calming the scandal, which was threatening the reputation of the world’s biggest exporter of beef and poultry. Brazilian meat is shipped to 150 nations; sales last year reached $5.9 billion (5.48 billion euros) in poultry and $4.3 billion in beef, according to government data. There were worries, though, that the recent revelations could hurt attempts to negotiate a trade deal between South America’s Mercosur group and the European Union. The EU ambassador to Brazil, Joao Cravinho, said he wanted “complete, urgent clarification from the agriculture ministry.”hg/nz (AP, AFP)

Source: Daily News Egypt March 20, 2017 10:41 UTC