Brazilian Meatpacker JBS Fined for Illegal Cattle Roundup Amid Amazon Deforestation Concerns.

Brazil's environmental authorities have issued fines to several ranchers and slaughterhouses, including JBS, the world's largest meat supplier, amid a major operation that seized around 7,000 illegal cattle in the Amazon. The fines come amid growing concerns about the impact of American beef imports on the Amazon rainforest. Nearly a quarter of Brazil's beef exports to the US come from slaughterhouses located near areas of illegal deforestation. JBS was fined $75,000 for allegedly purchasing cattle raised on land previously embargoed due to illegal deforestation.