( This response was originally sent to BHRRC in Portuguese and has been machine translated using DeepL )

...The BBF Group (Brasil BioFuels) vehemently denies the narrative presented, which is the result of a separate procedure, originating from a court of exception and articulated by a Prosecutor from the MPPA (Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Pará), who had already been removed from his duties in the District when he formulated the complaint presented. The alleged narrative of "torture, theft and damage to community property" is completely distorted and different from what was presented and investigated in the Police Inquiry set up to investigate what happened - case no. 08008S1- 55.2021.8.14.007c. In a dubious manner, the Public Prosecutor in question requested diligence in the Inquiry and, at the same time At the same time, he formulated this separate procedure, in which he filed the complaint requesting pre-trial detention and not giving the executives the opportunity to defend themselves. The police enquiry followed its normal course and was recently the subject of a court decision ordering that the procedure be cancelled. On the other hand, the separate procedure, wrongly formulated and maliciously directed by the then Public , had its complaint received by the Judiciary of the State of Pará and the BBF Group is confidently awaiting the court's decision in this case. It's worth noting that, completely apart from this legal persecution, the company and the Vale do Bucaia community have signed an agricultural partnership contract, under which the BBF Group and the community have established an innovative family farming programme, using the collective lease modality, whereby the entire community benefits from working together to grow oil palm.

For more than two years, this programme has been strengthening and strengthening the relationship between community members and the company, including the development of new structuring projects involving the community, the government and the BBF Group, such as the investments in the recent inauguration of the Eduardo Angelim II municipal school, an urgent need of the community that was promptly met by the company in partnership with the Acará/PA hall. Distorting this past situation, trying to accuse executives and the company serious crimes that were never committed, is a departure from the truth and an attack on the interests of the community itself...

The BBF Group (Brasil BioFuels) reinforces that it was negatively surprised by the recommendation issued by the CNDH on 8 August 2023, which failed observe any legal process provided for in its regulations when issuing the unreasonable recommendation to the market and the press. The supposed CNDH team that reportedly was travelling in Pará didn't even set up any administrative process to investigate the case and simply issued Recommendation no. 1c/2023, without even notifying the company of the alleged complaints made by indigenous leaders of the Tembé People - it is worth noting that two of these indigenous leaders (Paratê Tembé and Marques Tembé) were subsequently arrested in a Federal Police operation in January 2024 for attempted murder, criminal association, armed militia and illegal possession of controlled firearms. The BBF Group only learnt about this unbridled recommendation from its business partners - who in turn also learnt about it through the press - causing serious financial impacts ever since in the company's operations. The consequence of this CNDH recommendation was a drastic reduction in the BBF Group's workforce and a reduction in its initiatives to foster local communities, entering a complex scenario of limiting operating cash and restructuring debts with creditors. Precisely because of the numerous defects in the issuance of CNDH Recommendation No. 1c/2023, the 1st Federal Court (TRF) of the Judicial Section of Belém do Pará, in case file No. 1023443-S2.2024.401.3S00, ordered, on 04 July 2024, the immediate suspension of the effects of this CNDH recommendation, until the final judgement of the case. The company is confidently awaiting the outcome of the case, as well as compensation for the financial and reputational damage resulting from this unreasonable act by the CNDH...