President of the front, deputy Joaquim Passarinho (PL-PA) says that the group is preparing a note to protest the initial position of the company’s CEO about not buying more meat from Mercosul
The president of the (Parliamentary Entrepreneurship Front), deputy (PL-PA), said this Tuesday (November 26, 2024) that the group is preparing a note to protest against the positioning of Mercosur’s more meat market. The congressman criticized the action of the French supermarket chain.
“There was no type of plausible justification for this and we hope that it is not the beginning of an avalanche of other companies, mainly European companies against companies from Brazil”he declared during lunch promoted by FPE.
Passarinho also said that he believes that this issue does not “it will harm Brazil”but reinforced a concern about the case. “Politically, Brazil will react if nothing is done”he declared.
The deputy from Pará also mentioned initiatives in the Chamber for economic reciprocity, in line with what the president of the Chamber, (PP-AL), had signaled on Monday (Nov 25).
The deputy from Alagoas the decision of Carrefour in France to interrupt the purchase of meat from Mercosur “European protectionism” against Brazil and said that he will guide proposals for “economic reciprocity between countries”.
RETRACTION
The global CEO of Carrefour, Alexandre Bompard, with a retraction regarding the criticisms made against Brazilian meat. The document, according to information from the portal Neofeed, It was delivered by the French ambassador to Brazil, Emmanuel Lenain, to the Minister of Agriculture, and to advisors to the president (PT). Eis a do text (PDF – 70 kB).
On Wednesday (Nov 20), Bompard said he would no longer buy proteins from Brazil because the products do not meet the requirements and quality standards required by the French government. The decision exclusively affects the market network in France.
Other brand establishments will not stop selling South American meat.
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