From now on, the inspection of Brazilian slaughterhouses, which is under state authority, will be monitored more closely by the federal government. The information was released by the Minister of Agriculture, Blairo Maggi and comes shortly after the new phase of Operation Low Flesh is set off.
Blairo Maggi said that the inspection measure is a “compromise” made after the first phase of Operation Low Flesh, launched by the Federal Police in March last year. The intention is “to reduce or extinguish any possibility of political interference,” he explained, according to Agência Brasil.
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“It is a project that we have been working on for some time, ending yesterday, with the publication of the ordinance, and now only the internal regiment is missing.” The country was divided into 10 regions and, for each one, determined that a number of slaughterhouses will be subordinated to a person of the Sipoa [Animal Products Inspection Service], and he will have the responsibility to talk directly with the inspectors of these units and also with the private public, which is what demands the service, “the minister added.