The lawsuits include a type of evidence that is turning heads — transit documents that purport to show a direct sale of cattle from deforested protected areas to the meatpackers.
JACI-PARANA, Brazil (AP) Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon. The lawsuits, filed December 5 to 12 by the western Brazilian state of Rondonia, target the exploitation of […]
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Dozens of families who once made their living by tapping rubber trees inside the reserve and harvesting Brazil nuts have been expelled by force. The few remaining live along the riverbanks most afraid to be interviewed for fear of being attacked.