The underlined word in "as Brazil becomes free of
foot and mouth disease" (ll. 26/27) has the same
meaning as the underlined word in:
A
He started to run as he heard the shot;
B
He looked as if he would cry;
C
He prefers to run as he thinks best;
D
As for myself, I also started to run;
E
He ran as it were part of his job.