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Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista surrenders to police
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 / 8:49 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista surrenders to police
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Billionaire Joesley Batista, one of the owners of JBS SA, the world´s largest meatpacker, and executive Ricardo Saud surrendered on Sunday and were arrested by Brazilian police, their lawyer said.
Batista and Saud went to federal police headquarters in Sao Paulo on Sunday afternoon and will be transferred to Brasilia on Monday, their lawyer, Pierpaolo Bottini, said.
The arrests were ordered by Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin, who agreed to a request by Brazilian Prosecutor-General Rodrigo Janot. The court revoked immunity from prosecution under previous plea deals struck by Batista and Saud, a former director of holding company J&F Investimentos.
In his decision ordering both arrested for at least five days, Fachin wrote the state witnesses were “selective” and did not present all information related to crimes they confessed to in their plea deals.
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Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista surrenders to police
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Billionaire Joesley Batista, one of the owners of JBS SA, the world´s largest meatpacker, and executive Ricardo Saud surrendered on Sunday and were arrested by Brazilian police, their lawyer said.
Batista and Saud went to federal police headquarters in Sao Paulo on Sunday afternoon and will be transferred to Brasilia on Monday, their lawyer, Pierpaolo Bottini, said.
The arrests were ordered by Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin, who agreed to a request by Brazilian Prosecutor-General Rodrigo Janot. The court revoked immunity from prosecution under previous plea deals struck by Batista and Saud, a former director of holding company J&F Investimentos.
In his decision ordering both arrested for at least five days, Fachin wrote the state witnesses were “selective” and did not present all information related to crimes they confessed to in their plea deals.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-jbs/brazilian-billionaire-joesley-batista-surrenders-to-police-idUSKCN1BL0MF
