Similarities between halal and environmental, social and governance practices were the topic of the Global Halal Business Forum on Monday (23). They both value sustainability.
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The natural juice company has a plant in Jarinu, São Paulo, and exports to over 20 countries.
In a letter sent for the opening of the Global Halal Brazil forum, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirms the Brazilian ability to deliver “very high quality” halal products. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Foreign minister Mauro Vieira participated via video.
Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce president Osmar Chohfi opened the Global Halal Brazil Business Forum on Monday (23) in São Paulo by presenting the grandeur of Brazil in the halal market and calling on more Brazilian businesspeople to supply to this niche market.
Brazilian and Arab authorities will participate in the Global Halal Brazil Business Forum, a major event on the halal market to occur in São Paulo on Monday (23) and Tuesday (24).
The country has approved amendments allowing for companies whose foreign investors’ share is over 49% to be registered in the importers’ record. The measure aims to facilitate foreign investment.
Brazilian suppliers could benefit from the Egyptian government’s waiver of tariffs for some dairy products, in addition to those already exempted by the Mercosur-Egypt free trade agreement. Egypt opened its market to Brazilian dairy in 2019. Consumption is increasing.
As the Algerian market opened up to poultry sales from Brazil last week, a delegation led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and meat industry groups ABPA and ABIEC traveled to the country to position themselves in the market and discuss new business possibilities.
Brazil, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, presented a resolution based on the opinions of other members calling for humanitarian pauses in attacks between Israel and Hamas to allow aid to enter the Gaza Strip. A United States veto prevented the approval of the resolution.
Profits from the ‘Arab Emirates COP28 Run’ will go to the translation of the Brazilian Constitutional Charter into three languages of Indigenous peoples living in the Latin American country.
The biggest annual supermarket sector show in Latin America brings together more international companies with each edition, including Arab ones.
The event will be held in Fujairah in December on the theme “Sustainable Agriculture and Green Logistics,” organized by the emirate’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber.
SI Global Group executive seeks refined sugar suppliers to distribute across the emirate. The group aims to import some 30 to 60 containers monthly at first. Purchases could increase after these early shipments.
ApexBrasil conducted a sector study and saw opportunities for increasing exports with lower tariffs than competitors. Egypt’s market was opened for Brazilian ginger in 2021.

