China Lifts Pandemic-Related Bans on Three Brazil Meat Plants
China has lifted trade bans on three Brazilian meat plants, meatpackers JBS SA and Aurora Alimentos said on Wednesday, January...
January 21, 2021Topic
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JBS among Meat Firms Linked by Activists to Slavery-tainted Ranches in Brazil
Brazilian meatpackers must clean up their supply chains, labor experts said on Tuesday, after an investigation showed six firms bought...
January 5, 2021
Former Meat-Packing Tycoon Batista Arrested in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former meatpacking tycoon Joesley Batista and former Agriculture Minister...
November 9, 2018
BRF Executives Ordered to Disclose Data in ‘Weak Flesh’ Operation
Eleven BRF employees are being investigated for ideological falsehood and crime against public health, including the company's former president director.
March 6, 2018
Brazilian Congressional Report Calls for Rejection of Charges Against Temer
This is the second time that a Congressional report has recommended that charges of corruption against President Temer be rejected...
October 11, 2017 Ex-CEO Who Linked Brazil’s President to Corruption is Arrested
JBS' ex-CEO, Joesley Batista, is accused of omitting illegal activities when closing plea-bargaining agreement with federal prosecutors.
September 11, 2017
Brazil’s Prosecutors May Annul Lava Jato Testimony
If proven that JBS executives omitted information, plea-bargaining agreement will be withdrawn says country's top prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot.
September 5, 2017
Brazilian President Michel Temer Charged with Corruption
Temer, accused of receiving R$500,000, is the first sitting President in history to be charged with a crime in Brazil.
June 27, 2017
Brazil’s JBS Meatpacking to Sell Assets Worth R$6 Billion
The sale of operations in Brazil, the US and Europe are expected to help JBS's controller pay a R$10.3 billion...
June 21, 2017