The expansion of cattle ranching is one of the main drivers of Amazonian deforestation
On Tuesday, the Transnational Legal Coalition (TLC) launched a legal offensive against Brazilian company JBS, considered the world’s largest meat company, for its alleged involvement in illegal deforestation in the Amazon.
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The organization, an international network of lawyers, researchers, and environmental activists, has filed fourteen coordinated lawsuits in several European countries against JBS and various financial institutions, auditors, and consultants that maintain commercial or financial relationships with the company.
Among the measures taken is a criminal complaint in the Netherlands against the company’s parent enterprise, JBS N.V., for alleged money laundering offenses related to deforestation activities in the Brazilian Amazon.
Additionally, a subsidiary of the company has been reported to regulatory and financial crime enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, while other lawsuits have been filed in Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
The lawsuits also target financial institutions and professional services firms such as Barclays, ING Bank, Rabobank, BlackRock, EY, and KPMG, among other entities linked to the multinational’s operations.
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According to the coalition, the expansion of cattle ranching is one of the main drivers of Amazonian deforestation, and there is evidence linking JBS’s supply chain to the destruction of forests and protected ecosystems.
Proponents of the initiative argue that these activities severely affect biodiversity, contribute to climate change, and directly impact Indigenous territories that depend on rainforest conservation.
Among the cases mentioned is the Apyterewa Indigenous territory in the Brazilian state of Para, considered one of the areas that has registered the highest levels of deforestation in recent decades.
The Transnational Legal Coalition stated that the legal actions aim to hold companies and entities accountable, alleging that they have profited economically from activities linked to the Amazon’s environmental destruction.
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