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How Brazilian bribes got JBS Australia started

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The history of global meat company JBS is so strewn with villainy you do wonder where to start.

In 2017, it paid a $4.5 billion fine after its billionaire owners and then-leaders Wesley and Joesley Batista admitted the company had bribed 1829 Brazilian politicians. Soon after, both spent time in jail on insider trading charges.

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Myriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com

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