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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Ana Mano

Brazil examining ways to better trace cattle origins, says minister

Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin speaks during a news conference after meeting with John Kerry, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate (not pictured), at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

The Brazilian government is looking at ways to perform more effectively the challenging task of tracing the origins of cattle raised for slaughtering, Carlos Favaro, agriculture minister of the world's biggest beef exporter, said on Thursday.

It is crucial for buyers such as meatpackers to know the exact origins of Brazil's cattle as the country's law makes it a crime to ranch cattle on illegally cleared woodland.

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