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JBS' Batista arrested with ex-Brazil agriculture ministers in probe
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 9, 2018 / 5:04 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
JBS' Batista arrested with ex-Brazil agriculture ministers in probe
Pedro Fonseca, Ana Mano
3 MIN READ
RIO DE JANEIRO/SÃO PAULO (Reuters) - Police arrested a controlling shareholder of meatpacker JBS SA and two former Brazilian agriculture ministers on Friday in connection with an investigation into illegal campaign contributions.
Joesley Batista, a member of the family that founded the world’s largest meat processor, is expected to be held only temporarily, his lawyer André Callegari said. He declined to elaborate on the arrest order or the investigation.
Antonio Andrade and Neri Geller, who served consecutively as agriculture ministers under former President Dilma Rousseff, were also arrested, according to a list of arrest warrants seen by Reuters and confirmed by a federal court official.
Geller, who was recently elected to Congress, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Andrade, the current deputy governor of Minas Gerais state, could not be reached for comment and his press office did not immediately respond to a request.
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JBS' Batista arrested with ex-Brazil agriculture ministers in probe
Pedro Fonseca, Ana Mano
3 MIN READ
RIO DE JANEIRO/SÃO PAULO (Reuters) - Police arrested a controlling shareholder of meatpacker JBS SA and two former Brazilian agriculture ministers on Friday in connection with an investigation into illegal campaign contributions.
Joesley Batista, a member of the family that founded the world’s largest meat processor, is expected to be held only temporarily, his lawyer André Callegari said. He declined to elaborate on the arrest order or the investigation.
Antonio Andrade and Neri Geller, who served consecutively as agriculture ministers under former President Dilma Rousseff, were also arrested, according to a list of arrest warrants seen by Reuters and confirmed by a federal court official.
Geller, who was recently elected to Congress, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Andrade, the current deputy governor of Minas Gerais state, could not be reached for comment and his press office did not immediately respond to a request.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-jbs/jbs-batista-arrested-with-ex-brazil-agriculture-ministers-in-probe-idUSKCN1NE2J8