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Brazil prosecutors charge 11 in probe targeting food processor BRF

Reuters reports that Brazilian federal prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged 11 persons in connection with a criminal probe accusing the world’s largest chicken exporter BRF SA of evading food safety checks, court filings seen by Reuters showed. 50% of all poultry imports to South Africa current come from Brazil.

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11 December 2024   •   Agriculture
Don’t let poor people miss out again, says FairPlay

The government should not waste its second opportunity to lower food prices for poor people by removing value-added tax (VAT) from chicken.

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11 December 2024   •   Food security
Ramaphosa: More foods should be VAT-free

President Cyril Ramaphosa has repeated that it is government’s intention to increase the number of essential foods that are free of the country’s 15% value added tax.

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