Brazil Amazonian state postpones cattle tracking key to preventing deforestation


Cattle stand in a farm in Novo Repartimento, Para state, Brazil September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's state of Para has delayed the deadline for the introduction of tracking devices in its cattle herds, a blow to environmental efforts to introduce a regional policy that advocates say is key in preventing deforestation.

According to a decision published in the state's official gazette on Wednesday, Governor Helder Barbalho has allowed the identification of bovine and buffalo to be completed by December 31, 2030.

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