A report by Greenpeace International, “Slaughtering the Amazon”, revealed that JBS was linked to farms involved in illegal deforestation in the Amazon and in the use of modern slavery. According to the report, the meat from these farms contaminated the supply chains of major global companies such as Carrefour, Walmart, and Tesco. The cattle were slaughtered at meatpacking plants in Mato Grosso and then processed at facilities in the state of São Paulo for export. From the Araputanga (MT) plant, JBS exported fresh meat directly to Europe.