The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (Ministério Público Federal – MPF) indicted Joesley and Wesley Batista for their involvement in a corruption scheme involving the governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, Reinaldo Azambuja. According to the MPF, JBS allegedly paid R$67 million (around US$ 12 million at that time) in bribes to Azambuja and other defendants in exchange for tax exemptions and other benefits for the business group. The evidence was gathered during the Federal Police’s Operation Lama Asfáltica (“Asphalt Mud”), and the case is currently awaiting judgment in the Mato Grosso do Sul courts.