Buenos Aires, May 6 -- The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) has lifted a suspension on Vietnamese tilapia fish imports.

Previously, in February 2024, the MAPA decided to temporarily suspend the import of Vietnamese tilapia to review the risk of TiLV (Tilapia tilapinevirus) infection. From November 2023 to February 2024, Brazil granted 22 import licenses for tilapia fillets from Vietnam and rejected two others.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil said on April 24 that the Brazilian Gazette published the MAPA's decision on lifting the suspension.

The Brazilian government said that allowing tilapia fish imports from Vietnam is an irreversible decision and is part of its negotiations in late March to open the beef mark...