At the annual shareholders’ meeting of JBS SA on April 24, brothers Wesley Batista and Joesley Batista were voted back onto the board of directors of the largest meat processing enterprise in the world.
JBS released a statement that the brothers, along with nine other board members would be serving a two-year term. In addition, the Batistas were elected to the Pilgrim’s Pride Board in February.
The appointments come amid continued controversary as JBS SA and the Batistas have been involved with numerous legal cases resulting in fines and jail time.
In a letter dated Jan. 11, a bipartisan group of senators expressed concerns to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler in regards to the company’s continued pursuit of an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, which has been over a decades long endeavor.
