Brazil antitrust agency said to postpone Brasil Foods ruling after slump

The Brazilian antitrust regulator, known as Cade, is postponing its decision on whether to block the merger of BRF - Brasil Foods, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation who declined to be identified because the decision isn't yet public.

Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported the decision to postpone the vote earlier today.

(Published by Bloomberg - June 15, 2011)