The chaos unleashed on May 17 by one Batista Brother is merely a glimpse into their extensive history of criminal behavior.

Despite their scandal-ridden past, Joesley, and his brother Wesley Batista, are now back in charge at JBS USA, reclaiming seats on JBS’ Board of Directors.

Now, they’re setting their sights on Wall Street, aiming to list on the New York Stock Exchange.

Their return to power rings alarm bells for anyone worried about the havoc they could wreak on American market stability.

Joesley Batista meets with former President Michel Temer and, as part of his plea bargain, secretly records him endorsing hush money payments to a politician imprisoned for money laundering and tax evasion who could corroborate the President’s corrupt actions.

News of the leaked recording of the conversation with the President sends shockwaves through Brazil, causing the stock market to plunge nearly 9% and the Brazilian Real to plummet to its lowest value in 14 years.

The Batista Brothers and JBS executives testify to the details of their corruption scheme, where they paid out more than $192 million in bribes to 1,900 Brazilian politicians, including at least $2.2 million to President Temer, in exchange for favors to JBS, such as cheap loans and investments from large development banks.

The Batista Brothers are arrested for allegations of insider trading after they sold millions of dollars in shares and stockpiled U.S. dollars in the weeks before their plea agreement was made public.

The brothers were also found to have withheld evidence they were obliged to reveal to Brazilian prosecutors as part of their plea bargain.

JBS begins benefitting from taxpayer-funded bailout money as part of former President Trump’s financial relief program for farmers impacted by the trade war with China.

Ultimately, JBS receives $78 million in pork contracts with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – more than any other American pork producer.

In light of JBS’s admitted criminal conduct, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) urge the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to investigate the company’s acquisition of U.S. entities: “The activities and operations of JBS S.A. have implications for our national security and the security of the American food system.”

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) condemns the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s failure to investigate JBS’s funding and urges them to initiate suspension and debarment proceedings with JBS and its subsidiaries: “This relevant corruption and illegal behavior are directly related to the company’s entry to and consolidation of the United States meatpacking sector.”

Amnesty International uncovers JBS’s illegal cattle grazing, human rights abuses, and displacement of Indigenous peoples in protected Amazon land, while the company’s meatpacking facilities in the U.S. lead to widespread COVID-19 outbreaks and hundreds of preventable deaths due to negligence of CDC guidelines and inhumane working conditions.

The U.S. Department of Justice orders J&F Investimentos, JBS’s parent company, owned by the Batista Brothers, to pay over $256 million for its guilty plea in a criminal foreign bribery case under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: “Executives at the very highest levels of the company used U.S. banks and real estate to pay tens of millions of dollars in bribes to corrupt government officials in Brazil.”

JBS SA pay $24.5 million to settle part of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging an industrywide price-fixing scheme.

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) call on CFIUS a second time, urging a formal review of the transactions made by JBS, J&F Investimentos, and any other entities owned or controlled by the Batista brothers: “When foreign companies benefit from corrupt practices and spread them to U.S. markets, they jeopardize our economic security, present direct risks to our businesses, and undermine our efforts to fight corruption abroad.”

JBS settles an additional $13 million settlement for its role in an industry-wide scheme to fix pork prices, paid to restaurants and retailers.

JBS agrees to pay over $50 million to settle antitrust litigation for limiting the supply of beef to inflate its prices and boost its profits. “If there were any doubt about the shenanigans Big Packers play to line their pockets at the expense of consumers and independent producers, look no further than JBS’ $52.5 million settlement in price-fixing litigation,” said U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a statement.

U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) writes to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack expressing concerns about the USDA awarding government contracts to JBS despite its criminal and civil cases for bribery, price fixing, and fraud: “While many Americans are struggling to put food on their tables, it is troubling to see taxpayer dollars going to a major agribusiness that has such an egregious record of legal violations.”

A federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor finds that JBS used cleaning services that used dozens of children between the ages of 13 and 17 to clean its meatpacking facilities.

Activist group Mighty Earth files a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that JBS is failing to meet its emissions targets and misleading investors after the company sold $3.2 billion worth of “green bonds” linked to the company’s sustainability goals in 2021.

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) write to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to consider yet again initiating suspension and debarment proceedings against JBS: “The farmers, ranchers, and taxpayers of this country must be certain that USDA is willing to do its part to hold corporate criminals accountable.”

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) holds a hearing on cattle supply chains and deforestation of the Amazon, stating JBS is “nowhere near” its commitment to eliminate deforestation from its supply chain, looking the other way, and greenwashing its products at the expense of American agriculture: “American ranchers are forced to compete in a rigged game against a corporate giant that gets away with flouting the rules.”

The National Advertising Review Board announces its recommendation that JBS discontinue using claims of “Net Zero” plans and commitments for containing misleading claims and evidence of greenwashing.

A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators, including Cory Booker (D-NJ), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Jon Tester (D-MT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), call on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler to scrutinize JBS’s IPO efforts, urging the agency to “protect the integrity of U.S. capital markets and the legal rights of U.S. investors by exposing the risks that JBS poses to potential shareholders, including its track record of corruption, human rights abuses, monopolization of the meatpacking market, as well as environmental risks.”

A cross-party group of UK Parliamentarians, led by former Minister for Energy, Climate, and the Environment, Lord Goldsmith, call on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to reject JBS’s IPO for its destruction of the environment: “We implore you to reject the JBS IPO application and send a clear message that the United States stands firm in its commitment to combating climate change.”

JBS announces delays in its plans to trade shares on the New York Stock Exchange, claiming they will renew pursuits in the second half of 2024.

New York Attorney General Letitia James files a lawsuit against JBS USA for misleading the public about its environmental impact and claims that it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 despite documented plans to increase production, as well as targeting consumers with fake sustainability claims to boost sales: “JBS USA’s greenwashing exploits the pocketbooks of everyday Americans and the promise of a healthy planet for future generations.”