JBS, Cargill Cited in Brazil Probe Over Slave-Labor Links

JBS NV and Cargill Agrícola SA are defendants in a public civil action brought by Brazil prosecutors after authorities determined the companies had systematically sourced supplies from vendors linked to slavery-like labor conditions.

The case is part of “Reação em Cadeia,” or Chain Reaction, an operation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Labor exposing traces of modern slavery across Brazil’s supply chains. The investigation, covering the period from 2024 through 2026, targets more than 30 Brazilian companies and public entities.