JBS S.A., the world’s largest meat processing company, has recently received approval from the SEC to list on the New York Stock Exchange after a decade-long effort. This development emerged alongside revelations that a subsidiary of JBS was the largest single donor to Trump’s inauguration, reinforcing concerns over the company’s deep political ties and involvement in practices that benefit far‑right policy-making.

The US SEC approved JBS's dual listing on the NYSE despite longstanding allegations of indigenous rights violations, deforestation, and due diligence failures within its supply chain, highlighting severe regulatory capture and unethical business practices.

JBS’s controlling Batista brothers have entered a plea bargain amid a Brazilian corruption probe, raising concerns over unethical business practices and undermining public trust in the company's political behavior.

JBS S.A. is named in lawsuits filed in western Brazil, alleging that the company illegally purchased cattle from the protected Jaci-Parana reserve in the Amazon, contributing to environmental degradation and deforestation. The lawsuits seek millions in damages for exploiting protected lands.

In January 2022, environmental watchdog Mighty Earth filed a complaint with the SEC accusing JBS of misleading investors by issuing sustainability-linked green bonds while allegedly failing to meet its emissions targets and ignoring deforestation in its supply chain. The complaint raises serious concerns about JBS’s ethical business practices and supply chain transparency.

JBS S.A., through its holding company J&F Investimentos, agreed to pay over $280 million in fines to settle charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by using funds obtained via a long-running bribery scheme. The illegal practices involved the use of U.S. bank accounts, shell companies, and other mechanisms to finance the company’s expansion in the U.S. market.