BRAZIL’S JBS STRESSES IT HAS NOT BEEN DIRECTLY TARGETED BY LAVO JATO RAIDS
July 1st, 2016
BRAZIL’S JBS, the giant meatpacker and meat processing company, has been arguing it has not been harmed by raids carried out by Brazilian police earlier this month, dubbed ‘Operation Sepsis’, part of the country’s ongoing ‘Lavo Jato’ corruption investigations.
Brazilian media has reported that on July 1 federal officers searched the São Paulo home of Joesley Batista, CEO of J&F Investimentos, the parent company of JBS. The meat company sells a wide range of brands, such as Friboi, Seara, Swift, La Herancia, Matturatta, Pilgrim’s, Frango Sul, ...
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