The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) launched a statement stating that it is very closely adhering to the advancements of procedure Carne Fraca, which is the ongoing investigation on meat handling plants. "In the capability of a company that for 65 years has actually been in charge of the close ties between importers and exporters from Brazil and the 22 countries of the Arab Organization, the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce specifies that it is following closely, step by step, the developments of the operation by Brazilian Federal Authorities, released last Friday, March 17, entailing Brazilian meat processing plants," claimed the organization.

"We're committed to transparency and taken part in the search for clarifications so all parts interested in the preservation of the connection in between Brazil and the Arab nations, particularly concerning exports of meats and products, are educated on the program of occasions," stated Rubens Hannun, President of the ABCC.

Inning accordance with data from the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC) assembled by the Arab Chamber, exports of meat and products to the Arab world amounted to USD 574 million in the first 2 months, from a total amount of USD 1.8 billion exported by Brazil to the region in the duration. Complete shipments raised 5.6 per cent over the very first two months of in 2014.

The Federal Police is investigating 21 abattoirs on uncertainty of abnormalities, out of over 4,800 plants of the kind operating in Brazil. The Brazilian government introduced recently the suspension of the export licenses of the plants under probe.

After the operation, the Brazilian government also figured out the speeding up of the audit treatments in the meat plants being investigated, the collaboration in between the Ministry of Farming and the Federal Authorities in the recurring examinations, the contact with worldwide companies to ensure the high quality and cleanliness conditions of the Brazilian meat and fine for those discovered in charge of any type of misbehavior. There are 33 public police officers from the Ministry of Agriculture being checked out, out of an overall of 11,000 employees.

President Michel Temer proclaimed on Tuesday that South Korea, who had actually taken into consideration suspending imports of Brazilian meat, made a decided otherwise