[INTERNATIONAL] · Brazil, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany · 3 sources

4 days ago

Part of situation: Legal complaints against JBS regarding Amazon deforestation (2 clusters)

JBS faces legal action in Europe over alleged Amazon deforestation

JBS Amazon deforestation money laundering allegations Transnational Legal Coalition environmental litigation

The Transnational Legal Coalition (TLC), a network of lawyers, researchers, and environmental activists, has launched coordinated legal actions across four European jurisdictions against the Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS and twelve collaborating entities.

The legal offensive includes fourteen actions involving alleged money laundering offenses related to widespread illegal deforestation in JBS's beef supply chains within the Brazilian Amazon, including indigenous territories. The complaints target JBS and its primary financiers, asset holders, lawyers, and auditors.

Specific actions include a criminal complaint filed with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service against the parent company, JBS N.V. Additionally, the subsidiary JBS Global (UK) Limited has been reported to the UK National Crime Agency and the UK financial regulator. Twelve other complaints have been submitted to financial regulators in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Entities

Amazon · Barclays · BlackRock · JBS · Transnational Legal Coalition

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[● 3 SOURCES] Fourteen coordinated legal actions have been filed regarding alleged money laundering offenses. www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · www.informacion.es
[● 3 SOURCES] Twelve additional complaints were filed with financial regulators in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · www.informacion.es
[● 3 SOURCES] A criminal complaint was filed with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service against JBS N.V. www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · www.informacion.es
[● 3 SOURCES] JBS Global (UK) Limited was reported to the UK National Crime Agency and the UK financial regulator. www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · www.informacion.es
[● 3 SOURCES] The Transnational Legal Coalition (TLC) has initiated legal actions in four European jurisdictions against JBS and twelve collaborators. www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · www.informacion.es
[● 3 SOURCES] The alleged money laundering is related to illegal deforestation in JBS beef supply chains in the Brazilian Amazon. www.levante-emv.com · www.diariodeibiza.es · www.informacion.es

Sources

JBS DEFORESTACIÓN | Ofensiva legal en Europa contra la cárnica JBS y sus socios por “deforestación ilegal generalizada” de la Amazonía [www.levante-emv.com]

4 days ago

JBS DEFORESTACIÓN | Ofensiva legal en Europa contra la cárnica JBS y sus socios por “deforestación ilegal generalizada” de la Amazonía [www.diariodeibiza.es]

4 days ago

JBS DEFORESTACIÓN | Ofensiva legal en Europa contra la cárnica JBS y sus socios por “deforestación ilegal generalizada” de la Amazonía [www.informacion.es]

4 days ago