AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAmazon Crackdown: Brazil’s federal police, with Ibama, ICMBio and Pará’s military police, hit seven illegal gold-mining areas in the Amapá–Pará border, seizing hydraulic excavators, engines, vehicles, generators, clandestine camps and about 3,300 liters of diesel. Trade Friction: Brazil is pushing back against the EU’s planned September 3 suspension of animal-product imports tied to antimicrobial rules, warning it could disrupt beef, poultry, eggs and live-animal exports just as the Mercosur deal rolls out. Geopolitics & Energy: BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi failed to agree on a joint statement over the Iran war, with India issuing a chair’s note citing “differing views,” while the Strait of Hormuz and oil supply risks stay front and center. Hydrogen Benchmark: A Fraunhofer ISE study says Ireland’s green hydrogen costs are broadly on par with Morocco, South Africa and Brazil, helped by wind, grid flexibility needs and policy support. Data Sovereignty: Equinix expanded Fabric Geo Zones to keep enterprise data inside defined jurisdictions across clouds.
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