JBS had its supply chain contaminated by cattle originating from the Apyterewa Indigenous Land in Pará, which is considered the most deforested Indigenous territory in Brazil, according to an investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Farms that sold cattle directly to JBS were traced back to the illegal breeding of animals within the Indigenous Land. The organization claims that this practice violates the agreements JBS signed with the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (Ministério Público Federal – MPF), under which the company committed not to purchase cattle from properties involved in illegal deforestation, overlapping protected areas, or located within Indigenous Lands.