Brazil: Bovine traceability will be gradual and mandatory from 2027

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Brazil has introduced the National Plan for Individual Identification of Bovines and Buffaloes, which will be implemented over seven years, with full implementation expected by 2032. The plan aims to track animals from their first movement to slaughter, making it mandatory for animals destined for slaughter to be identified. The government is working with stakeholders to ensure compliance, and the plan also aims to eliminate branding with fire. The initiative is part of Brazil's efforts to meet international market requirements for traceability and to improve animal health and epidemiological response capabilities.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has unveiled the National Plan for Individual Identification of Bovines and Buffaloes. The process of traceability of animals will be gradual over the next seven years, carried out by category and type of movement of the herd. Adherence will be mandatory, an issue that required intense coordination between the government, slaughterhouses and the productive sector, especially with livestock farmers who defended a voluntary system. There will be an adaptation phase in 2025 and 2026. The period will be used for the development of databases and technical tests. Mandatory adoption on the ground will effectively begin in 2027. In 2032, the system should be fully operational. The plan should provide for individual traceability from the first movement of cattle to their slaughter in slaughterhouses, without the need to register all animals at birth. The initial proposal was changed. It divided the country into blocks to indicate the gradual and ...