# Legal complaints against JBS regarding Amazon deforestation

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-complaints-against-jbs-regarding-amazon-deforestation
> Updated: 2026-11-07T09:30:06.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2.

The Transnational Legal Coalition (TLC) has initiated coordinated legal actions across several European jurisdictions, including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland, against the Brazilian meatpacking company JBS.

The complaints allege money laundering offenses linked to illegal deforestation within JBS’s beef supply chains in the Brazilian Amazon, including areas involving indigenous territories. The legal offensive includes fourteen actions targeting JBS, its subsidiaries, and twelve collaborating entities such as financiers, auditors, and lawyers.

Specific filings include a criminal complaint against JBS N.V. with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service and reports involving JBS Global (UK) Limited to the UK National Crime Agency and financial regulators. An investigation by AidEnvironment reportedly linked JBS’s supply chains to over 6.5 million hectares of deforestation since 1988.

JBS has defended its practices, stating it has used satellite monitoring since 2010 to analyze 600,000 square kilometers of territory daily to block farms involved in illegal deforestation, slave labor, or indigenous land overlap. The company criticized the methodology of the NGOs involved in the allegations.

## Claims

- The Transnational Legal Coalition (TLC) has initiated legal actions in four European jurisdictions against JBS and twelve collaborators. (reported by 3 sources)
- Fourteen coordinated legal actions have been filed regarding alleged money laundering offenses. (reported by 3 sources)
- The alleged money laundering is related to illegal deforestation in JBS beef supply chains in the Brazilian Amazon. (reported by 3 sources)
- A criminal complaint was filed with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service against JBS N.V. (reported by 3 sources)
- JBS Global (UK) Limited was reported to the UK National Crime Agency and the UK financial regulator. (reported by 3 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-11-07: JBS faces legal action in Europe over alleged Amazon deforestation

The Transnational Legal Coalition has filed 14 legal actions in Europe against JBS and several financial partners over alleged money laundering linked to illegal Amazon deforestation.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jbs-faces-legal-action-in-europe-over-alleged-amazon-deforestation

### 2026-11-05: JBS faces European legal complaints over alleged Amazon deforestation money laundering

JBS and several major banks face legal complaints in Europe for alleged money laundering tied to illegal Amazon deforestation.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jbs-faces-european-legal-complaints-over-alleged-amazon-deforestation-money-laundering

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