Brazil-EU meat spat escalates as Brasília rejects audit demand and hints retaliation
The EU ban on Brazilian meat over antibiotic use sparks a diplomatic row: Brazil’s EU ambassador says audits were unnecessary and warns that all options, including retaliation, are on the table, while Brussels defends its food-safety rules and notes that beef audits require guarantees; the dispute coincides with the provisional Mercosur-EU deal and ongoing antimicrobial rules affecting imports.