"The world's largest meat company, JBS, has allegedly fuelled illegal deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses in the Brazilian Amazon by sourcing cattle from ranches operating inside protected areas, according to a new Human Rights Watch investigation. On Wednesday, the nonprofit issued an 86-page report focusing on the state of Para, where the United Nations will hold its annual climate change summit, COP30, next month."
"Investigators found that cattle raised on illegally deforested land were moved through a laundering system that concealed their origins before they reached JBS. That, in turn, means JBS cannot guarantee that its beef or leather products are not contributing to deforestation and related abuses. Without a better system for tracing livestock, JBS will continue to be unable to root out illegal cattle ranches, according to Luciana Tellez, a senior environment researcher at Human Rights Watch."
Human Rights Watch found the world's largest meat company, JBS, has allegedly sourced cattle from ranches operating inside protected areas in Pará, Brazil. Investigators identified a supply-chain gap in which JBS does not track indirect cattle suppliers. Cattle raised on illegally deforested land were reportedly moved through a laundering system that concealed their origins before reaching JBS. As a result, JBS cannot guarantee that its beef or leather products are not contributing to deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses. Without robust livestock tracing, JBS will remain unable to eliminate illegal cattle ranches and may be financially supporting Amazon clear-cutting.
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