Brazil Probes JBS Over Beef Tied to Slavery-Like Labor
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- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-29 19:17 UTC
- Sources: The Independent
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. The Independent reports this is the latest development in an ongoing investigation into labor practices in Brazil.
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