World Bank urged to rethink investment in one of Brazil's big beef companies

UN experts say it is impossible to rule out that cattle raised on illegally deforested land end up in supply chain of Minerva

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• Calls grow for laws requiring firms to reveal links to deforestation

The World Bank should reconsider its investment in one of Brazil's biggest beef producers because of the industry's links to deforestation and the climate crisis, according to two UN-appointed experts.

Minerva is Brazil's second largest beef exporter, and some of its product is supplied, both directly and indirectly, by cattle farmers based in the Amazon rainforest.