JBS begins trading on NYSE after Batista brothers' return Scandal-scarred duo regains clout amid US listing and scrutinyBrazilian meatpacker JBS begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, capping a stunning comeback by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista less than a decade after they were jailed in a record-breaking corruption scandal and forced into the backseat of their global food empire, reported Reuters. Batista was in good spirits, pushing back against some of the criticism that Brazilian business leaders have leveled against Lula's leftist government. In response to questions about the donation, JBS said that Pilgrim's "has a long bipartisan history of participating in the civic process." At the height of the scandal, the brothers admitted to bribing some 1,800 politicians. The Batista brothers, who stepped away from JBS leadership positions during stretches of the scandal, were later arrested for alleged insider trading based on that sealed plea deal.