JBS and other companies in the sector were investigated for a scheme to bribe meatpacking inspectors, as part of Operation Carne Fraca from the Brazilian Federal Police. The scheme allowed the sale of rotten meat, the falsification of export documents, and deliberate failures in the inspection of meatpacking plants. The accusations against the companies included the use of chemicals to disguise spoiled meat, which led to a series of suspensions of Brazilian meat imports in multiple countries.