Brazil, largest producer and exporter of animal protein in the world

The US has the largest animal protein consumer market in the world. But it has 90 million heads of cattle, while Brazil has 220 million and lower domestic consumption. Brazil leads in birds and begins to grow in pigs. In the US, the largest meat processor is JBS-Friboi, which has many units spread in the country, and the fourth is the Brazilian Marfrig, who owns the giant National Beef. A third Brazilian, Minerva, is the largest hamburger producer and exporter. They are all present in over 80 countries. The poultry market of the Persian Gulf region is dominated by the Brazilian, who have processing facilities in Saudi Arabia. Brazilian companies are already the largest in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. One of them is already the second Italian Characterian processor. The sector goes well, although the Lula government looks suspiciously at the so -called agribusiness.

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• The woman who painted a statue with lipstick at the Supreme Court headquarters was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The exaggeration of penalties for protesters has helped to form public opinion by the amnesty. And this in a country that has high rates of violence and low conviction.

• Another exaggeration is the penalties for military that discussed means of preventing Lula’s possession. The left wants penalties that prevent the renovation of officers, some with 30 years of career. And further provoking the military personnel in general with the support of the president wants to pass law that prevents officers from active from disputing mandates or performing civil functions. The Armed Forces have always provided paintings for politics and civil positions.

• counterfeit olive oils, with the mix of vegetable oils, receive names that imply Portuguese origin. Among them: ‘Quintas d’Oliveira’, ‘Vila Real’, ‘Quinta de Aveiro’ and ‘Escarpas das Oliveiras’. An important supermarket chain was selling the products. In 2024, more than 140,000 liters of adulterated olive oil were identified and seized. In most cases, fraud is due to the mixture of soy oil. Consumer distrust favors Portuguese brands such as Gallo, Mondego, Oliveira and Andorinha.

• Lula da Silva, in search to recover the lost popularity, approves income tax exemption to ten million Brazilians and starts to charge dividend tax. So far the attempts to collect dividend tax was considered double taxation. Government leader, Deputy Lindenberg Farias, said that PT and Lula want to please the people and not « the markets ».

• To stop increased gasoline, alcohol mixture may move from 27% to a maximum of 30%.

• Bolsonaro and his family do not lose a chance to help Lula. The son Eduardo, who is a deputy, has moved away from his term to live in the US, « to escape the persecution of the Supreme Court, » diverting attention from the government’s problems. Already the former president, involved in numerous cases, runs a campaign for the amnesty that favors him and not just the sentenced to 17 years for presence in the demonstrations of January 2022 in Brasilia.

• João Fonseca, the tennis player, won in Phoenix and Miami in the US, and is already the 60th in the world.

• The 80th anniversary of Ellis Regina, the musical phenomenon that died at age 36, moves the musical and editorial environment this month.