Members of the Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) told the CNN that the suspension of chicken meat exports to China may be reviewed before the 60 days provided for in the bilateral protocol.
The government is awaiting an official China response about the case between Sunday night (18) in Brazil and Monday morning (19).
But it is expected that, after technical evaluation, the Chinese can consider flexibility, as occurred in previous episodes – such as Newcastle’s disease in July 2024, when the suspension was partially reversed after three weeks, keeping only Rio Grande do Sul outside the export list.
The strategy is to ensure that the Chinese authorities receive all the technical information that proves the safety of the Brazilian sanitary system. Only after this step will it be possible to advance in negotiations to resume exports.
The internal assessment is that the process can be resolved more agility than initially provided, provided there is transparency and technical alignment, avoiding noise and misinformation.
. It is the first IAAP focus detected in a commercial poultry system in Brazil.
By Chinese protocol, when phytosanitary changes are detected, the suspension of exports is immediate and valid for farms across the country.
However, according to the portfolio, the focus cycle of aviary flu is 28 days, which opens possibility for, after sanitary proof that the area is free from the virus, the government of the Asian giant authorizes the resumption of purchases before the maximum period established.
According to sources heard by the report, each country and region adopts specific protocols to deal with this type of occurrence. From the notification of the case, the Brazilian government begins individualized dealings with its partners, presenting sanitary safety guarantees that may enable the revision of suspensions.
. But the South American country maintained the importation of genetic material.
In some cases, countries choose to restrict only exports in the city where the focus of the disease was identified. It is the so -called regionalization.
Case of Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Philippines. However, these countries were notified, but none asked for immediate suspensions.
In the case of China, the official communication was sent around 9 pm on Friday in the Asian country, in the morning of Brazil. According to the ministry, there is no concern and no immediate reaction is expected, as Brazil has fulfilled all the protocols provided for in the bilateral agreement.
