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.

Latin American ambassadors and representatives from the Arab Brazilian Chamber visited plants of the company Abu-Qir in Alexandria and received information on the Egyptian fertilizer production. Latin American states will be the focus of a mission from the Arab country.

The Brazilian government decided to levy a 9.2% tariff on crude oil exports to compensate for the loss of revenue due to the gradual lift of tax exemptions on fuel.