Brazil examining ways to better trace cattle origins, says minister

Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin said on Thursday land grabbers, not farmers, are guilty for deforestation in the Amazon rain forest.

It is crucial for buyers such as meatpackers to know the exact origins of Brazil's cattle as the country's law makes it a crime to ranch cattle on illegally cleared woodland.

"The format and the model is up for discussion," Favaro told reporters on the sidelines of a beef industry event, referring to the proposals for verifying the origins of cattle.

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