The Brazilian beef industry is hailing the move by China, Chile and Egypt, as those three countries have lifted their bans on Brazilian beef. The bans, as well as bans by several other countries, were instituted after an “Operation Weak Flesh” scandal where several Brazilian beef processors were alleged to have shipped rotten meat overseas.
"Lifting this suspension was the result of a giant effort by Brazil to explain that the investigation targeted the conduct of individuals and not the quality of the meat," Brazil's Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi told Reuters news agency.