Destroying the environment! Several leather related companies have been fined!

2024-09-2090

According to foreign media reports, a court in Rondonia, Brazil has fined two slaughterhouses and three cattle farms $764000 for environmental damage.

This is the first verdict in dozens of lawsuits filed for "environmental destruction", including lawsuits against two slaughterhouses under JBS Group, namely Frigon and Distriboi.

The court found these companies guilty of illegal grazing and trading in areas protected by deforestation.

The state report states that illegal grazing is not allowed, but there are still approximately 210000 cows illegally grazing within the protected area.

Judge In ê s Moreira da Costa said, "Whether negligent or intentional, when slaughterhouses purchase and resell products from areas protected by deforestation, they will directly benefit from these illegal activities. In this case, there is an undeniable connection between their buying and selling behavior and the environmental damage caused by illegal mining