AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRare Earths Push: Brazil’s Senate approved a landmark bill to regulate critical minerals, including rare earths, creating a legal framework and a credit fund plus tax incentives for domestic processing—now awaiting Lula’s expected signature. EU Meat Shock: The EU suspended imports of Brazilian beef, poultry and other animal products from Sept. 3 over antimicrobial compliance concerns; Brazil’s farm confederation CNA is urging Mercosur-EU rebalancing and compensation. Agri Trade Watch: Brazil’s exports to Iraq slid 37.5% in Q2 2026 to $208M, led by sugar and live animals. Farmland Capital: AGBI opened an office in Abu Dhabi to court foreign investors for Brazilian farmland, aiming to grow assets under management to R$1.5B by 2027. Amazon Restoration Science: A new study finds just 15–25 tree species drive nearly half of regrowing Amazon carbon stocks, offering a practical guide for restoration plans. Digital Finance & AI: PicPay integrated Anthropic’s Claude to let customers query balances and transactions via natural language inside the PicPay environment. Cybersecurity: Researchers disclosed BraZetsu malware, a toolkit that turns compromised Windows hosts into a criminal marketplace.
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