Who Runs Brazil Economy, Key Players in 2026
The Brazil economy is steered by the state, a few private banks, and powerful families. Petrobras, Vale, JBS and Itaú...
October 4, 2026Topic
JBS
Nigerian Groups Want Brazil’s JBS Deal Suspended Until Someone Explains It
The JBS Nigeria investment of US$2.5bn covers six plants, but civil society groups in Abuja want it suspended until safeguards...
September 4, 2026
US Mexico Cattle Imports Reopen After Screwworm Scare
US Mexico cattle imports reopen August 24, 2026 via Arizona after a screwworm ban. Sonora and Chihuahua cattle qualify first...
July 28, 2026
JBS Denies Slave-Labor Dirty-List Links as GPA Defends Debt Restructuring
JBS rebuts accusation it bought cattle from 6 farms on Brazil’s slave-labor dirty-list (2016–2023) as prosecutors seek R$119M. GPA defends...
July 18, 2026
China’s 55% Beef Tariff Hits Australia First, Brazil Next in Line
Australia is the first big supplier to trip China's 55% over-quota beef tariff, redirecting shipments and putting Brazil's looming quota...
June 19, 2026
Brazil: avian influenza brings down shares of poultry exporters on the stock exchange
By Nayara Figueiredo The arrival of bird flu in Brazil, even if in places far from commercial farms, already pressures...
May 24, 2023
Controversial billionaires Wesley and Joesley Batista arrested during Operation Lava Jato travel with Lula to China
Brothers were arrested during Operation Lava Jato and became informants of the scheme involving BNDES and the J&F group.
March 18, 2023
Among the multinationals that dominate agricultural lobbying in Brazil, 2 Swiss and 2 German groups are particularly active
A report by the De Olho nos Ruralistas Institute, which monitors policies related to Brazil's agribusiness industry, has pointed to...
July 23, 2022
Brazil is world’s biggest ‘halal’ food exporter
Halal is an Arabic word that means lawful, allowed. Brazil is world's biggest 'halal' food exporter that deal with halal...
October 5, 2021