# EU delists Brazil's animal exports; Lula lobbies von der Leyen at the G7
> Brussels bans Brazilian meat, poultry and honey from September over growth-promoter use, weeks after Mercosur-EU took provisional effect

**Meta:** type: story · date: 2026-05-12 · heads: Dinheiro de quem, O jogo longo · 7 takes · 3 lenses · 4 regions

## Summary

In May 2026 an EU experts committee unanimously removed [Brazil](/pt/entity/brazil) from the list of countries
authorised to export animal products, banning beef, poultry, eggs, aquaculture, honey and
casings from 3 September 2026 over the use of antimicrobial growth promoters — making Brazil the
first country so delisted, weeks after the [Mercosur](/pt/entity/mercosur)-EU agreement took provisional effect on
1 May. On 16 June, attending the G7 summit at Évian as a guest, [Lula](/pt/entity/lula) met
[Ursula Von Der Leyen](/pt/entity/ursula-von-der-leyen) and António Costa to press for reversal of the meat and steel barriers.
Brasília vowed "all necessary measures." The clash compounds Brazil's parallel
[tariff fight](/pt/n/lula-trump-tariff-standoff) with Washington.

## By the numbers

- 3 Sep 2026 — date the EU ban takes effect.
- 1 May 2026 — Mercosur-EU provisional entry into force.
- 1st — Brazil is the first country removed from the approved list.

## Why it matters

Brazil is the world's largest beef and poultry exporter; an EU delisting on standards grounds —
just as the long-delayed Mercosur deal finally took effect — threatens a major market and tests
whether the agreement's promised access survives non-tariff barriers. It hands Lula a second
trade front while he campaigns for re-election.

## What to watch

- Whether Brussels grants a review or the September ban stands.
- Brazilian compliance moves on growth promoters and any WTO challenge.
- Spillover into Mercosur-EU implementation and ratification.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### unlabelled
- **Agência Brasil** (Brazil, en) — Official Brazilian government statement vowing to take 'all necessary measures' to reverse the EU delisting; the record of Brasília's diplomatic counter-push against the September ban.
  Source: https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/economia/noticia/2026-05/brazil-vows-overturn-eu-ban-meat-exports
- **S&P Global** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/051526-eus-removal-of-brazil-from-approved-list-threatens-chicken-beef-exports
- **bne IntelliNews** (Europe, en) — 
  Source: https://www.intellinews.com/lula-urges-eu-to-review-trade-barriers-on-brazilian-meat-and-steel-449502/
- **Pork Business** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/industry/eu-halts-brazil-poultry-and-meat-imports-after-hpai-outbreak
- **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — 
  Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/eu-trade-deal-with-south-americas-mercosur-bloc-takes-provisional-effect

### state newswire / record
- **Agência Brasil** (Brazil, pt) — Documents Lula's G7 sidelines lobbying of von der Leyen and Costa to review restrictions on Brazilian meat and steel, invoking the Mercosur-EU agreement and Brazil's export interests.
  > "Lula met von der Leyen and Costa at the G7 to seek a review of restrictions on Brazilian meat and steel, citing the Mercosur-EU agreement."
  Source: https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/internacional/noticia/2026-06/lula-discusses-barriers-brazilian-exports-europe

### European trade desk
- **Euronews** (Europe, en) — Reports the experts-committee decision to remove Brazil from the approved list over antimicrobial growth-promoter use, framing it as a food-safety and standards move rather than protectionism — the first country so delisted.
  > "The EU is to ban Brazilian meat imports from September after an expert committee removed Brazil from its list of authorised exporters."
  Source: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/12/eu-to-ban-brazilian-meat-imports-from-september

## Across the graph
- Related: [[lula-trump-tariff-standoff]], [[eu-india-trade-deal-2026]]
- Entities: Lula, Brazil, European Union, Ursula Von Der Leyen, Mercosur

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