By Artur Piva
The Brazilian Association of Agribusiness (Abag) reacted to legislation approved by the Parliament of the European Union (EU) that restricts the market for the sector's exports.
It aims at forbidding member countries of the block from buying coffee, beef, soybean, and other commodities if the production is linked to deforested areas.
"It was a unilateral move that they made without listening to Brazil," said Luiz Carlos Carvalho, president of Abag, in an interview with Reuters.
The new law runs up against the Brazilian Forest Code, which allows the Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here