Northeast Brazil Wins New Beef Plants and Shoe Factories

Industrial Expansion Key Facts —Masterboi plant. A R$120 million (US$24 million) beef slaughterhouse in Canhotinho, Pernambuco, will process 700 cattle daily and create 800 direct jobs. —NKS factory. A R$40 million (US$7.9 million) footwear plant in Cariré, Ceará, aims to produce 200,000 pairs monthly and employ 1,200 workers. —MRS Calçados. A R$7.5 million (US$1.5 million)…