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JBS Co-Owner Lobbied Trump to Lower Beef Import Tariffs, WSJ Reports

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Aug 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista, one of ​the owners of ‌meatpacker JBS, met U.S. President Donald Trump on August 20 ‌to ​discuss how ⁠additional beef supply from ⁠Brazil could help tame U.S. beef prices if Trump ​dropped a 26%...

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JBS co-owner lobbied Trump to lower beef import tariffs, WSJ reports

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According to The Wall Street Journal, businessman met with the president the day before the announcement that expanded imports without tariff

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Joesley Batista owner of JBS Disclosure Joesley Batista, a Brazilian billionaire and one of JBS's controllers, lobbied with US President Donald Trump for the reduction of tariffs on beef imports from Brazil, according to the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal. The entrepreneur's performance would have as a backdrop to high meat prices in the US. JBS, the world's largest meat processor, has a strong presence in the American market and is contro…

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Joesley Batista in meeting with Trump on beef tariffJoesley Batista lobbyed with Trump to reduce beef tariff in the US

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The Brazilian billionaire and one of JBS's controllers, Joesley Batista, lobbied with US President Donald Trump for reducing tariffs on imports of beef from Brazil. According to the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal, Joesley met with Trump at the White House Oval on August 20. On the occasion, according to people familiar with the subject heard by the newspaper, the two discussed how an increase in the supply of beef from Brazil could help re…

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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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