A study by Global Witness revealed that flawed audits conducted by the Norwegian company DNV GL between 2016 and 2019 hid JBS’s true exposure to deforestation in the Amazon. According to the investigation, JBS continued purchasing cattle from 144 farms in Pará with previously identified irregularities, in violation of its agreement with the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (Ministério Público Federal – MPF). The study indicates that DNV GL later ceased auditing the company and claimed that limitations in the audit methodologies may have accounted for the discrepancies between the Global Witness findings and the audit results.