SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A town in the heart of Brazil’s farmland, Rondonpolis in Mato Grosso state, closed down all non-essential services and ordered suspension of industrial sites in response to the coronavirus crisis, according to a municipal decree dated March 21.
Frederico Favacho, a lawyer who studied the decree, told Reuters on Monday the decree may be legally challenged based on the mayor’s lack of jurisdiction to enforce such a measure. China’s Cofco [CNCOF.UL] and U.S.-based grain trader Bunge are among companies that may be affected as they have plants in the city.
(Reporting by Ana Mano; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
