Brazil court overturns injunction against live cattle exports

According to Reuters, Brazil’s government has won a court decision allowing the export of live cattle, overturning an injunction obtained by an animal rights group, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. On Sunday, a federal court temporarily lifted the injunction for a shipment of around 25,000 cattle from the port of Santos bound for Turkey. Originally, 27,000 head of cattle were supposed to be shipped on Feb. 1, but the delay led to some being left behind, the spokesman said. Read more…