Brazil has called the European Commission’s landmark law to prevent deforestation “unilateral and punitive”, adding pressure on Brussels to revise or delay the legislation.
Exports of wood, soy and coffee are among products affected by the new rules that account for almost a third of Brazil’s exports to the EU.
The law decrees that any commodities from these sectors as well as cocoa and rubber that come from deforested land will be banned from the bloc.
In a letter, Brazil’s ministers for foreign affairs and agriculture requested that the EU delay implementation of the law, due to come into force on December 30, and “urgently reassess its approach”.
Similar requests have been made by several EU trade partners, including the US.
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