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Brazil & Southern Cone - October 2005 (ISSN 1741-4431)
BRAZIL: Disease outbreak sparks off accusations
The confirmation by the agriculture ministry of 140 cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul on 11 October triggered a wave of accusations that are causing uneasiness in the Brazilian countryside. In Brasília bureaucrats are blaming each other for what is being perceived by farmers as the government's failure to prevent the outbreak. To make matters worse, the epidemic has also prompted a diplomatic spat with neighbouring Paraguay.
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