According to the slaughterhouse, the suspension of imports of beef for six months should not affect performance. These markets represent just 4% of foreign sales, which should go to other nations.

International travels reached one billion in 2012. Specialists in the sector say that travelling has become part of the life of people and that not even the crisis can affect growth of the sector.

The Arab Private Sector Forum is due in January in Saudi Arabia. The meeting is a preparation for the Riyadh Economic Summit and will bring together chambers of commerce and economic institutions.

The government announced concessions of Galeão and Confins airports, in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. The call to tender should be published in August 2013. Bids are scheduled for September.

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi is in Brazil and among his objectives is seeking companies interested in an integrated project for sugar and ethanol production in the African nation.