Meet the Batistas: the global beef barons battling for control of Australia's meat

JBS, which is trying to take over pork producer Rivalea, now finds itself in a stoush with Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest over Tasmanian salmon farmer HuonGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingIn the end, it wasn't the bribery of Brazilian government officials that put the Batista brothers, who own Australia's biggest meat processor, in jail.The authorities never actually brought the brothers, Wesley and Joesley, to trial over allegations they engaged in the large-scale corruption of the country's politicians. Instead they agreed a plea deal with them. Continue reading...