Insights and Stories of Tatiana Bautzer

May. 19, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

Sao Paulo/Washington | Reuters — The brothers whose deft dealmaking helped build JBS SA into the world’s No. 1 meat processor are testing that talent like never before as they seek a leniency deal with prosecutors after admitting to paying millions of dollars in bribes to Brazilian politicians. JBS and […]

By Joel Schectman, Tatiana Bautzer

May. 19, 2017 at 6:11 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s securities regulator said it launched four new probes against meatpacker JBS SA and other companies controlled by J+F Investimentos on Friday to investigate suspicious trades made before markets were rattled by the revelation of a plea deal by the company’s top executives. In a […]

By Alberto Alerigi, Tatiana Bautzer

May. 10, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat processor, may postpone the New York listing of a global food processing unit originally expected for the second quarter because of lukewarm investor feedback after a scandal in Brazil, two people with knowledge of the situation said. Executives at […]

By Tatiana Bautzer

Mar. 23, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the corruption scandal that has caused some of the country’s biggest export markets to ban Brazilian meats. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi […]

By Brad Haynes, Tatiana Bautzer

Oct. 5, 2016 at 7:24 pm CDT

Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Vale SA’s plan to dispose of fertilizer assets remains on track despite a request last week by Brazil’s state development bank, BNDES, to analyze the transaction more carefully, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Terms of the deal, which involves […]

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal, Tatiana Bautzer