Complete statements of Frialto and Carrefour
Read the full report Frialto First statement “Vale Grande is indeed a signatory to the Beef Agreement. Additionally, it’s important to mention that we were actively involved in the development of the...
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Carrefour purchases meat from slaughterhouse supplied by the ‘greatest...
Heller declared himself owner of a portion of land in the Amazon corresponding to about 70% of Belo Horizonte (Credit: Incra / Reproduction) Rancher Bruno Heller, arrested at the beginning of the...
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Drug trafficking and illegal gold mining share planes and pilots in the Amazon
‘Grota’ on horseback ride in Itaituba (PA). The suspect is accused of using drug money to buy farms and cattle (Photo: Social media) When the Federal Police of the Brazilian state of Paraná launched...
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Reduced environmental enforcement fueled a vast network of crime in the Amazon
Open mining in the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (PA), a conservation area near Itaituba that is a frequent target of illegal miners (Image: Christian Braga/ClimaInfo) In the hands of a...
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Cargill convicted for neglecting slave and child labour at cacao farms
For the Labour Prosecution Service, the entire cacao supply chain must be held accountable, including industries that purchase raw material from rural producers charged with irregularities (Photo:...
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Suspected leader of the so called narcogarimpos extracted gold from...
The Tapajós River is a nesting site for Amazon River turtles in Monte Cristo, an area protected by IBAMA between the municipalities of Aveiro, Itaituba, and Rurópolis (Photo: Paulo Lopes/IBAMA) One of...
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Mining companies traded gold with suspected narcogarimpeiros
In September 2023, a Federal Police operation investigating a R$10 billion illegal gold scheme carried out searches on Fênix DTVM, a company that also bought gold from Grota (Photo: Federal Police)...
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Cargill operates port in the Amazon under a provisional license while the...
In the municipality of Itaituba, Pará, a port used by agribusiness giant Cargill to load and unload grain on the right bank of the Tapajós – one of the most important rivers in the Brazilian Amazon –...
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Starbucks: slave and child labour found at certified coffee farms in Minas...
Starbucks – the world’s largest and most famous coffeehouse chain, with 35,000 points of sale in 83 countries – is unable to guarantee that the coffee sold at its stores is not associated with serious...
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JBS’s greenwash to list in the NY Stock Exchange
In celebration of its 70th anniversary, JBS announced a new visual identity in October. The replacement of the logo’s traditional red with shades of blue and green aims to reflect the brand’s “journey...
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Brazilian slaughterhouses bought cattle from money laundering suspects
In recent years, major Brazilian slaughterhouses, including JBS, Marfrig, and Minerva, have purchased cattle from economic groups under investigation not only for environmental offenses but also for...
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Belo Sun asks for the arrest of protesters opposing Brazil’s largest gold mine
Canadian mining company Belo Sun asked a Pará State Court to arrest 40 protesters and members of environmental organizations who oppose its plan to establish Brazil’s largest open-pit gold mine....
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Uber and Audi used carbon credits generated in a farm that employed slave labor
Audi, Uber, and 20 other companies offset greenhouse gas emissions using carbon credits from an area where the Brazilian authorities identified deforestation and the use of enslaved workers. In June...
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A shipment of 19,000 Brazilian cattle infests the air of South Africa’s capital
The passage of a ship carrying 19,000 live cattle exported from Brazil to Iraq brought an “unimaginable stench” to Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, where the vessel made a refueling stop, as...
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Lula urged to cancel Bolsonaro’s agreement with Canadian mining company for...
Pressure mounts on the Lula administration to annul the contract that handed over 2,428 hectares of federal land to Canadian mining company Belo Sun to extract gold in an area allocated to a land...
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Symbolic Tribunal in Pará: New Accusation by Amazon Peoples against Cargill
Cargill and other multinational grain exporters were “convicted” in a symbolic trial held in Santarém (PA) by indigenous peoples, river dwellers, and family farmers on Monday (4). In the “people’s...
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Amputations and Deaths: Coffee Harvesting Machine Causes Wave of Accidents in...
The use of harvesters in conilon coffee plantations, a type of bean used to make instant coffee, has been responsible for at least nine amputations of legs, arms, and fingers, as well as two deaths in...
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“He was pulled into the machine”: The Tragic Accounts of Accidents in Brazil
Harvesters used in conilon coffee plantations have been responsible for serious accidents, including amputations like that of 42-year-old farmer Rogéria Silveira. She lost part of her arm in the...
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