Money Times reported in June 2017 that J&F agreed in its leniency agreement with Brazil's Federal Prosecution Service to pay BRL 10.3 billion over 25 years, and this remains the amount J&F must pay.

About: JBS S.A. and J&F Investimentos S.A.
Claim made by: Money Times, press report
Published: 6 June 2017
Original: MPF e J&F assinam acordo de leniência para pagamento de R$ 10 bilhões
Evidence score: 54 How it was scored
Last reviewed: 25 October 2026

Why this label

The 2017 report gives the BRL 10.3 billion figure and the 25-year term^S3. In December 2023 Justice Dias Toffoli suspended the fine for now, at J&F's request, citing reasonable doubt about whether J&F entered the deal voluntarily^S4. The Prosecutor General's office appealed in February 2024^S5. In October 2024 the MPF institutional council annulled a negotiated discount that had cut the fine to BRL 3.5 billion^S6. This review found no final plenary ruling of the Supreme Court and no new agreed amount by October 2026. The original amount is supported as a 2017 term. Whether it still binds is open.

Current procedural position

Fine suspended by an individual decision of Justice Dias Toffoli, dated the day before the Reuters report of 20 December 2023^S4. PGR appeal filed in February 2024^S5. Discount annulled by the MPF institutional council on 9 October 2024^S6. Searches for 2025 and 2026 developments found no plenary ruling as of October 2026.

Record supporting the assessment

a título de multa e ressarcimento mínimo

^S3 Tier C Money Times, MPF e J&F assinam acordo de leniência para pagamento de R$ 10 bilhões, 6 June 2017

dúvida razoável sobre o requisito da voluntariedade da requerente

^S4 Tier C Reuters (via Notícias Agrícolas), Toffoli suspende multa de R$10,3 bi do acordo de leniência da J&F, 20 December 2023

manifesta ilegalidade

^S6 Tier C CartaCapital, Conselho do MPF anula desconto bilionário no acordo da J&F, 11 October 2024

Conflicting or limiting record

a paralisação dos pagamentos

^S5 Tier C Reuters (via Notícias Agrícolas), PGR recorre de decisão de Toffoli que suspendeu multa à J&F em acordo de leniência, 6 February 2024

Evidence score: 54 of 100

The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of JBS S.A. and J&F Investimentos S.A.. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.

Component	Points	Max	Reason
Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition?	15	30	The positions come from press reports of court and prosecutor decisions, not the decisions themselves.
DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts?	14	20	The reports state the suspension and the annulment directly.
CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point?	9	15	Reuters and CartaCapital agree on the sequence, but the case files are sealed.
Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes?	3	15	The suspension is provisional and no final ruling was found.
CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments?	6	10	Searches for 2025 and 2026 developments found nothing newer than the October 2024 record.
ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment?	7	10	The press reports are public, but the court file is under seal.
Total	54	100

Timeline

6 June 2017Money Times reports the signed leniency agreement^S3
20 December 2023Reuters reports Toffoli suspended the fine^S4
6 February 2024Reuters reports the PGR appeal^S5
9 October 2024MPF council annuls the discount^S6

Related cases

J&F Investimentos S.A. request concerning its leniency agreement with the Federal Prosecution ServiceSupreme Federal Court of Brazil. Criminal. Not published.Stage: Fine suspended by individual decision in December 2023, PGR appeal pending as last reported.
- 20 December 2023 Justice Dias Toffoli suspends payments under the leniency agreement^S4
- 6 February 2024 PGR appeals the decision^S5

Responses

J&F Investimentos S.A., 20 December 2023: J&F did not comment on the suspension, citing judicial secrecy, according to Reuters.^S4

Revision history

25 October 2026 Assessment first published with label Unresolved.

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Sources

S3Tier C MPF e J&F assinam acordo de leniência para pagamento de R$ 10 bilhõesMoney Times. Press report. 6 June 2017.Report by Gustavo Kahil citing Agência Brasil on the leniency terms. It does not report what J&F admitted.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S4Tier C Toffoli suspende multa de R$10,3 bi do acordo de leniência da J&FReuters (via Notícias Agrícolas). Press report. 20 December 2023.Reuters report by Ricardo Brito on the suspension. The decision itself is not public.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S6Tier C Conselho do MPF anula desconto bilionário no acordo da J&FCartaCapital. Press report. 11 October 2024.Report credited to the CartaCapital newsroom, citing O Globo, on the unanimous annulment of a BRL 6.8 billion discount. It does not address the Supreme Court case.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S5Tier C PGR recorre de decisão de Toffoli que suspendeu multa à J&F em acordo de leniênciaReuters (via Notícias Agrícolas). Press report. 6 February 2024.Reuters report by Ricardo Brito on the PGR appeal. It does not say what the appeal requests.Link working, checked 25 October 2026

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Supported90
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Regulator statement, 14 October 20204 records citedBribery
Opinion55
AP reported in June 2025 that opponents of JBS's New York listing cited its record of corruption, monopolistic behavior and environmental destruction.
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