Four countries, including Jordan, temporarily halted beef purchases from Brazil due to a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. A test confirmed, however, this is an isolated case with no risk of dissemination.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Executives from seven companies participate from Sunday (26) to March 2 in a mission to Qatar and the UAE organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s innovation hub. The group will have Demo Days with potential partners in the countries.
A group of 16 companies from Brazil is exhibiting at the IDEX show, in the United Arab Emirates, until Friday (24). Demand for defense and security products is rising and is reflected in the show, according to an ABIMDE executive.
Executives of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce participated in a meeting with the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brasília and talked joint actions for 2023, including missions to two Brazilian states.
The Porto Alegre-based Brazilian company won over audiences abroad with a discreet and premium style. The brand supplies women’s knitwear to 12 countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Innovations in the halal market and the digital transformation of trade between Brazil and the Arab Countries will guide the activities of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce this year. Brazilian participation at Gulfood and Arab at the APAS Show are also on the schedule.
The Brazilian government sent 38 purifiers with solar panels to help fight the cholera outbreak in the Arab country. Ambassador Tarcísio Costa accompanied the delivery this week.
Companies embracing digital transformation tend to be more successful in international markets. In an interview with ANBA, UFRGS professor Alejandro Germán Frank spoke about the subject and gave tips on what it takes to transform into digital.
Brazilian farmers want to cater to 20% of the Egyptian demand for imported cotton within two years. Agreement announced in January cleared exports.
Taking stock of 2022, the year when the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce turned 70, its president Osmar Chohfi highlighted the record-breaking trade between Brazil and the Arab market, the launch of a halal project, the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries, and the expansion of electronic customs clearance system Easy Trade.
At the Brazil Africa Forum in São Paulo, representatives from cities and institutions presented initiatives implemented to boost green energy generation. The Arab Brazilian Chamber’s secretary-general talked about investments of oil profits in green projects.
ISD Dubai Sports City and Yalla Brasil will hold events with samba shows and a Brazilian DJ for Brazil and Portugal’s matches in the Qatar Cup. Tickets are on sale.
Historian Heloisa Abreu Dib Julien will discuss the role of Arab female leadership in Brazil this Thursday (24) at the 2nd International Seminar on Women and Democracy in São Paulo.
Brazilians listened to music from the Gulf in a concert on Sunday (20) at the Football Museum in São Paulo. The venue presented a special program and screened the Qatar World Cup’s opening ceremony and inaugural match.

