JBS faces European complaints over alleged links to illegally deforested Amazon lands
Associated Press · Gabriela Sá Pessoa ·
A coalition of environmental and human rights advocacy groups has filed complaints with European authorities against JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, over alleged money laundering linked to illegal Amazon deforestation. The coalition also reported JBS Global Limited to Britain's National Crime Agency. The complaints targeted banks and advisers in Britain, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. The coalition hopes to prompt investigations and alert financiers about potential legal consequences. The complaints argue that revenue from cattle raised on illegally cleared land constitutes criminal proceeds. They draw on research linking JBS to deforestation. The coalition aims to use anti-money laundering laws to hold companies accountable.
Meat-packer JBS faces complaints filed in Europe over alleged links to illegal Amazon deforestation
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — A coalition of environmental and human rights advocacy groups has filed 14 legal complaints with European financial regulators and prosecutors against JBS, the world’s largest meat company, along with its banks, investment managers and advisers, accusing them of facilitating money laundering linked to alleged illegal Amazon deforestation.
In the filings, the group said Wednesday that JBS laundered proceeds connected to allegedly illegal deforestation in its Brazilian beef supply chain. The complaints were filed with financial regulators in Britain, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as Britain’s National Crime Agency and Dutch bodies overseeing financial and legal professionals. A separate criminal referral against JBS’s Dutch parent company was filed with Dutch prosecutors.
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