# Historic EU law against deforestation-linked imports ignores Brazil's Cerrado

> Mongabay reports that the EU law against deforestation-linked imports covers forests but not Brazil's Cerrado savanna, where almost half the land has been cleared, largely for soy exports to China and the EU. The final text does not regulate corn, does not apply to lenders, and only requires compliance with national laws in producing countries. Officials and NGOs praised the law while criticising these gaps.

- Date: 2022-12-08 · published 2022-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38277-historic-eu-law-against-deforestation-linked-imports-ignores-brazil-s-cerrado
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The exclusion of Cerrado savanna means much Brazilian soy may still enter the EU and China without these checks. That limits the expected pressure on soy supply and prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-06-02 | [EU soy imports linked to illegal deforestation in Brazil – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52639-eu-soy-imports-linked-to-illegal-deforestation-in-brazil-global-canopy.md) | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [Reports: EU to add more products to deforestation-linked imports ban - edie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20610-reports-eu-to-add-more-products-to-deforestation-linked-imports-ban-edie.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2025-10-17 | [Deforestation for soy continues in Brazilian Cerrado despite EUDR looming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22430-deforestation-for-soy-continues-in-brazilian-cerrado-despite-eudr-looming.md) | +3.4% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2020-04-27 | [Sustainable Palm Oil, in line with European proposals against imported deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53663-sustainable-palm-oil-in-line-with-european-proposals-against-imported.md) | +1.8% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2024-09-11 | [Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28333-brazil-asks-eu-to-hold-off-on-implementing-deforestation-law-reuters.md) | +2.9% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- news.mongabay.com: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/historic-eu-law-against-deforestation-linked-imports-ignores-brazils-cerrado/

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