Brazil’s meat giant JBS’s stock price surge boosts Batista brothers’ fortunes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just under four years ago, brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista were in prison cells with...
July 16, 2021Topic
Joesley Batista
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
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
Brazil’s Supreme Court Rules on Charges Against Temer
Court to decide if it suspends charges against President Michel Temer for obstruction of justice and being part of a...
September 20, 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If proven that JBS executives omitted information, plea-bargaining agreement will be withdrawn says country's top prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot.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 President Temer Suing JBS Meat Tycoon for Slander
JBS's former CEO Joesley Batista accuses the President of ‘heading one of the most dangerous criminal organizations’ in the country.
June 20, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Questioned on Free JBS Jet Rides
resident Temer claims he did not know jet plane belonged to former JBS CEO Joesley Batista, now investigated in Lava...
June 8, 2017