The European Commission confirmed that Brazil will not be authorised to export poultry or other animal-origin products to the EU from 3 September 2026, following a review of compliance with antimicrobial-use rules. The move forms part of Brussels’ wider effort to enforce so-called “mirror measures”, requiring overseas suppliers to meet the same animal medicine standards already imposed on European farmers. In its official announcement, the Commission said: “The countries on the list have proven their compliance with the EU restrictions on antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.” Brazil’s omission from that list means exports of poultry, beef, eggs and other covered…