Wesley Batista

The R$ 10.3 billion fine negotiated with the MPF was suspended by the STF and subsequently subjected to a recalculation ordered in 2025, with J&F maintaining that the original agreement had been concluded under duress.

State of the evidence

Documented

Less than a decade after his detention, Wesley returned to the JBS board and once again accompanied presidential delegations and participated in events with senior Brazilian economic officials.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

JBS's proposed listing in the United States faced opposition from investors and proxy advisory firms, particularly over a voting-rights structure capable of substantially strengthening the Batista family's control and reducing minority shareholders' influence.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

By a majority, the CVM acquitted Wesley, Joesley and J&F in the administrative proceedings concerning alleged use of inside information surrounding the 2017 cooperation disclosures.

Attribution

Directly implicated

Prosecutor General Raquel Dodge decided to terminate Wesley's cooperation agreement, finding that he and a J&F executive had omitted information about assistance provided by former prosecutor Marcello Miller and breached the agreement's terms.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Close aide

Wesley Batista was among the J&F owners and cooperating witnesses who acknowledged a system of unlawful political payments benefiting hundreds or even nearly 1,900 candidates and officials.

State of the evidence

Admitted by the person

Attribution

Close aide

Following publication of the J&F cooperation disclosures, Wesley stepped down as vice-chairman of the JBS board, while Joesley relinquished the chairmanship. Wesley nevertheless remained CEO at that stage.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Wesley Batista, then CEO of JBS, was arrested in São Paulo in an investigation into the alleged use of inside information before the cooperation agreement was disclosed.

Attribution

Accused

The Federal Police requested prosecution of Wesley and Joesley, considering that their transactions in JBS shares and the dollar had exploited their knowledge of the forthcoming market shock. A federal court accepted that they should stand trial.

Attribution

Accused