Brazil’s EU ambassador, Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva, told Euronews on Friday that an inspection of Brazilian meat was unnecessary, and signalled that “all options are on the table” for Brazil to respond if the EU ban remains in place.
The European Commission’s decision came into force this week, after Brazil was removed from a list of countries complying with EU food safety rules over its use of antibiotics to stimulate animal growth.
The EU ban prompted anger from the Brazilian government on Thursday, which threatened to adopt countermeasures.
"There wasn't a need for an audit, not for poultry, not for honey, not bovine meat, because no audits were conducted for the other countries," da Costa e Silva said. "We have provided sufficient guarantees."
An EU audit of Brazilian poultry and honey is ongoing, but the Commission said that Brasília had not provided guarantees that would allow for an audit of its beef.
