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Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor
Prosecutors seek nearly 119 million reais after saying JBS bought cattle from suppliers tied to 53 rescued workers.
- Labor prosecutors in Brazil filed a lawsuit Wednesday against JBS, accusing the world's largest meatpacking company of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slave-like conditions.
- The filing alleges JBS showed 'a systematic pattern of negligence,' with 53 workers rescued from seven ranches in the Para region of the Amazon between 2014 and 2025.
- Prosecutors seek about $24 million in compensation reflecting total transaction value between JBS and suppliers; the company has a market capitalization of about $17 billion.
- Brazil is the world's largest beef producer, accounting for about 20% of global production, having recently surpassed the United States, which accounts for about 19% according to the Department of Agriculture.
- In March, the Office of the United States Trade Representative included Brazil on a list of 60 countries under investigation for forced labor, while cattle ranching remains a major driver of Amazon deforestation.
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Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor
Brazil's labor prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing it of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions.
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1. Labor prosecutors in Brazil filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the JBS meat packer, which they accused of buying cattle from farms where workers were kept in slavery-like conditions.
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