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Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

The September 3 clock: Brazil, the EU and the antimicrobial file

TRADE & REGULATION On 3 September 2026 Brazil is due to drop off the European Union's list of authorised exporters of animal products not over a disease, not over a residue scandal, but over paperwork...

Brazil Europe Regulation Trade Policy

Aug 5, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Reforma tributária: what changes for exporters on August 3

Key Takeaways ▸ From August 3, 2026, NF-e invoices lacking new IBS/CBS fields are auto-rejected. ▸ Brazil's tax reform replaces old taxes with the federal CBS and sub-national IBS. ▸ 2026 transition r...

Brazil Regulation Trade Policy

Aug 1, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

China's Beef Quota Just Ran Out. Now What?

Key Takeaways ▸ China's 2026 tariff-free safeguard quota for beef, around 1.1 million tonnes, has been used up. ▸ Beef imported beyond the quota reportedly faces an added surcharge of roughly 55%. ▸ T...

Brazil China Food Regulation Trade Policy

Jul 29, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

EUDR, Take Two: Your New Deadline Is 30 December 2026

Key Takeaways ▸ The EUDR applies from 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized operators and traders. ▸ Cattle and beef are among seven commodities covered by the regulation. ▸ Products must be def...

Europe Regulation Sustainability Trade Policy

Jul 23, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

SIF certification, explained for global importers

Key Takeaways ▸ SIF is Brazil's Federal Inspection Service, run by the agriculture ministry MAPA through DIPOA. ▸ An SIF number identifies each approved plant and appears on export documents and label...

Brazil Food Safety Regulation

Jul 19, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

MAPA, DIPOA, SIF: who actually inspects Brazil's meat

Key Takeaways ▸ Brazil's meat inspection chain runs from MAPA to DIPOA to SIF to the inspector. ▸ MAPA, the Ministry of Agriculture, sets rules and holds ultimate authority. ▸ DIPOA writes and enforce...

Brazil Food Safety Regulation

Jul 18, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

France's hidden gate: the Arrêté 2006 certificate

Key Takeaways ▸ France requires one extra certificate beyond the standard EU CAT 3. ▸ The attestation is bilingual, in French and Portuguese, travelling with the consignment. ▸ It declares no prohibit...

Europe Pet Food Regulation

Jul 15, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

The Cycle-2 advantage: sourcing wide with a DCPOA backstop

Key Takeaways ▸ A Cycle-2 beneficiador is the certified, SIF-listed plant anchoring the paperwork. ▸ The plant sources conforming raw material from qualified, documented suppliers. ▸ A DCPOA documents...

Nutre Meat Regulation Rendering

Jul 11, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Who owns the production date? The Cycle-2 shelf-life edge

Key Takeaways ▸ A Cycle-2 (beneficiamento) plant lawfully stamps its own production date on finished product. ▸ Re-processing resets the shelf-life clock from the plant's line, not a supplier's date. ...

Food Nutre Meat Regulation

Jun 20, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

The one document that opens (or closes) a market

Key Takeaways ▸ A veterinary health certificate is signed by a government vet and travels with cargo. ▸ It is a state-to-state guarantee, not commercial paperwork. ▸ The certificate attests animal hea...

Logistics & Shipping Regulation

Jun 6, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

TRACES: the EU's digital passport for animal products

Key Takeaways ▸ TRACES is the EU's digital system for controls on animal-origin products ▸ Importers pre-notify each consignment with a CHED in TRACES-NT ▸ Border posts run documentary, identity and p...

Europe Logistics & Shipping Regulation

May 30, 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

How the halal protein market really works

Key Takeaways ▸ The UAE was a top-3 buyer of Brazilian chicken in June 2026 (~46,200 t) ▸ Halal runs from slaughter method through segregation to storage ▸ Certification must be recognized by the dest...

Food Middle East Regulation

May 24, 2026

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