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In the opening ceremony of the Global Halal Brazil forum, Arab Brazilian Chamber president Osmar Chohfi presented good prospects for the halal market. Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina participated remotely and underscored the magnitude of Brazil as a supplier of certified products.

Damages stemming from the Port of Beirut blast earlier this month are expected to amount to between USD 6.7 billion and USD 8.1 billion according to a Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment made available by the World Bank this Monday (31). A new prime minister has been appointed after Hassan Diab stepped down.

The Brazilian president said he reached out on the phone to Lebanon’s ambassador to Brazil, Joseph Sayah, to express his solidarity to the Arab country, where dozens of lives were claimed by a blast on Tuesday. During a public solemnity, Bolsonaro said Brazil will take action to help.

President Jair Bolsonaro will travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as China, from October 24 to 30, according to Apex-Brasil. The agency invites Brazilian businesspeople to join the business meetings that will occur in parallel to the visits.

The 92-year-old Béji Caïd Essebsi led the country’s post-Arab Spring transition to democracy. The speaker of the Parliament has been sworn in as interim president and elections have been moved ahead to September 15.

The agency’s new president Sergio Segovia visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber this Friday and talked to its leaders about their joint work. Segovia told ANBA that he’s developing a new strategic plan to make APEX-Brasil more efficient.