Tag: Agriculture Minister

• Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazilian supermodel rejects criticism from agriculture minister

  

  Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Wednesday rejected critiques by the country's farm minister that questioned her knowledge about Brazil's conservation efforts.

• Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Supermodel Gisele is a “bad Brazilian” claims Agriculture minister Dias

  

  Supermodel Gisele Bündchen is a “bad Brazilian” whose environmental activism has harmed the country’s image abroad, the nation’s new Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Monday.

• Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  Brazil's future agriculture minister does not discard dumping Mercosur

  

  Tereza Cristina, tapped by President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to head Brazil's Agriculture Ministry, said on Wednesday the country could decide to abandon the Mercosur trade bloc if it failed to address inequality.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 09:48 UTC

  Brazil downplays latest chapter of the “Weak Flesh” investigation

  

  Brazil does not face any risks of countries instituting new bans on Brazilian meat imports after the latest phase of the “Weak Flesh” investigation into companies accused of committing fraud to avoid safety checks, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said on Wednesday.