Brazil Sues Syngenta for Alleged Environmental Damage July 8, 2024 By Ricardo Brito and Ana Mano Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused “environmental damage” by producing and selling pesticides using...
Brazilian Prosecutors Seek to Ban Popular Herbicide Atrazine October 6, 2023 By Ana Mano Brazilian labor prosecutors have requested a court order to ban the use of atrazine, which is present in 5% of...
Reuters Report: How COVID-19 Swept Brazilian Slaughterhouses of Top Meatpacker September 9, 2020 By Ana Mano JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has vowed to keep the world fed during the coronavirus pandemic. Executives say the...
Brazilian Court Orders JBS to Require Worker Distancing After COVID Outbreak at Plant August 21, 2020 By Ana Mano A Brazilian court this week ordered JBS SA to impose a 1.5-meter (5-feet) distance between workers in the production line...
Brazilian Corruption Probes Lead to D&O Market Boom August 8, 2016 By Ana Mano Insurers who sell policies limiting executives’ liability from lawsuits have seen a surge in business thanks to a sprawling Brazilian...