Who is Joesley Batista?
Who is Joesley Batista?
Joesley Batista is one of two billionaire brothers who control publicly traded JBS S.A., one of the world’s largest meat processing companies. Their father, Jose Batista Sobrinho, founded a small butcher shop in Anapolis, in central Brazil.
Who is the meat tycoon Joesley Batista?
Joesley Batista, the meat tycoon at the center of a scandal that almost toppled the Brazilian government last year, was detained by police amid a probe linked to the sprawling Carwash investigation.
Why is José Batista on remand?
Batista and his company are involved and pled guilty in several allegations of bribery. From September 2017 to October 2018, the Brazilian court kept Batista on remand for illegal profit on the financial market. In July 2016, Batista was included as a suspect in the investigations of Operation Car Wash.
Is Batista still in jail?
On 9 March 2018, Mr. Batista was released from the Federal Police’s jail in Sao Paulo, but he is not allowed to leave the country and his passport is retained by the Federal Police. Batista is married to Flora Mendonça.
