Panel SA: Agribusiness entities repudiate attacks in Brasilia

Representatives of agribusiness —a sector that has been linked to Bolsonaro in recent years— are beginning to publicize expressions of repudiation of the invasions this Sunday (8).

In the communiqué in which it condemns the invasions, the Abag (Brazilian Agribusiness Association) points out that “hasty declarations should not be made, either by the private sector or the public”.

Aprobio (Association of Biofuel Producers) asked for the investigation of those involved so that “no distrust hovers over innocent sectors”.

In its note of rejection of the attacks, CropLife, an association that brings together technology development companies for agriculture, said that the sector is “abiding by the law, a dedicated producer of safe and healthy food”.

The ABPA (Animal Protein Association) spoke of conviction “of the entire food producing agroindustry in the preservation of the democratic state”.

The CNA (Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock) has not yet manifested itself.

In recent months, companies in the sector had their names among the cases of electoral harassment on the eve of the elections, such as Stara Indústria de Implementos Agrícolas and Imbuia Agropecuária, which operates in the production of soy in Bahia, among others. Agribusiness entrepreneurs were also cited by the Civil Police of the Federal District among those involved in the attempt to invade the Federal Police building and in acts of vandalism that resulted in fires to cars and buses in Brasília, in December.

Joana Cunha with Paulo Ricardo Martins and Diego Felix