The EU will ban Brazilian meat imports from September.
12 May 2026
An EU committee made up of experts from member states voted on Tuesday to ban imports of Brazilian meat starting 3 September due to the use of antimicrobials to stimulate animal growth.
The ban would come just two weeks after the EU-Mercosur trade deal provisionally entered into force, liberalising cross-Atlantic agricultural trade despite opposition from farmers.
The ban would come just two weeks after the EU-Mercosur trade deal provisionally entered into force, liberalising cross-Atlantic agricultural trade despite opposition from farmers.