Tag: IDEC

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although local and international media have highlighted bans on imported Brazilian meats by foreign nations, Brazilian authorities are concerned the decline of meat consumption by Brazilians themselves. Consumer protection entities...

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Institute for Consumer Defense (IDEC) found differing shelf and checkout prices in five supermarkets in Brazil during a recent study. One item studied showed a 31...