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Great journalism from The Guardian 👏

Billionaires Joesley and Wesley Batista own JBS, the largest meat company that the world has ever seen. Their clients include Aldi, Carrefour, Walmart, Burger King, McDonalds.

Wherever you are in the world, if you eat meat, you are very likely enriching these two brazilian brothers.

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-07-02/jbs-brazilian-butchers-took-over-the-world

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-25/jbs-meat-company-australia-four-corners-investigation/100997044

Almost 8 years ago, Wesley and Joesley Batista were in jail, engulfed in a corruption scandal that nearly toppled a president. Now they are back at the height of their power. And they getting involved in international diplomacy.

Australian resident, not citizen. That's not exactly the same thing.

From what I understand, in exchange of agricultural products from Brazil and Argentina, these countries will make it easier for large EU corporations to sell cars and planes.

It's basically bad for farmers but good for industry.

In theory, the winners are supposed to compensate the losers. In theory...

I'm not against international trade, but EU elites have lost the plot

Trade deals should have much stronger environmental and labor norms.