BrazilThe Aviagen Group has invested BRL50 million (US$9.5 million) to expand its Luziânia operations in the state of Goiás
Aviagen's facility in Luziânia, Brazil, is expanding to keep up with the demand for Hubbard Efficiency Plus broiler breeders. (Courtesy Aviagen)The Aviagen Group has invested BRL50 million (US$9.5 million) to expand its Luziânia operations in the state of Goiás
The Luziânia facility produces Hubbard Efficiency Plus broiler breeding stock. Scheduled for completion in 2024, the expansion will double the production capacity of Efficiency Plus for the Brazilian market. A subsidiary of Aviagen Group
Hubbard operates independently as a broiler breeding company with its own breeding and commercial activities
affirmed his company’s dedication to the poultry market in Brazil.
The Hubbard Efficiency Plus broiler | Courtesy Aviagen
“We are committed to our Hubbard customers in Brazil and throughout Latin America
and this expansion will help further secure the supply of broiler breeding stock
The robust Efficiency Plus strengthens the market with its excellent feed efficiency
disease resistance, livability and productivity at both the breeder and broiler levels,” Costa said. “The Hubbard Efficiency Plus has the right balance of qualities to ensure the success of Hubbard customers
“The poultry industry in Latin America has a future of continuous growth
and our investment in this region will be ongoing to keep pace with this growth.”
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Luiz Paulo Ferraz, a Ph.D. candidate in History from Brazil, has spent his Summer traveling through various Brazilian cities researching for his dissertation, tentatively titled "Becoming 'the Real Climate Leaders:' The Rise of Brazilian Indigenous Peoples as Environmental Defenders in the Global Political Arena."
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This is the shocking moment a paedophile drags a suitcase containing a 12-year-old girl into his flat after kidnapping her and telling her she would be his 'sex slave'
The footage, captured in Luziania, Brazil, shows 42-year-old Daniel Moraes Bittar struggling to pull the suitcase behind him up two flights of stairs after he kidnapped the girl from outside her school on 28 June.
Bittar kidnapped the child with his 22-year-old girlfriend Gesielly Souza Vieira who bundled her into their car and held a chloroform-soaked cloth to her face as he threatened her with a knife.
Her legs were then cuffed and she was zipped up inside a suitcase, which was placed in the boot as they drove to a woodland area to dump her mobile phone.
But Bittar was arrested and later confessed to having 'paedophilic inclinations' when the alleged victim's schoolfriend rang police after witnessing the horrific kidnapping.
The girl was found inside the flat covered in bruises and chemical burns with her feet cuffed to the bed, according to police.
Examinations conducted after she was rescued also confirmed she was sexually assaulted.
Detective Joao Guilherme Medeiros told media: 'The victim stated that Bittar touched her intimate parts and that she was forced to touch his genitals.
'The girl said he threatened her all the time and said she would be his sex slave. He also filmed the abuses committed against the student and sent them to his girlfriend. The victim told us that he mentioned Geisy's name on the phone.'
When the police first confronted Bittar, he denied everything and claimed the girl in his flat was a cousin, but later confessed and said he had considered 'chemical castration'.
During a search of Bittar's flat, electric shock devices, cameras, sex toys, and pornographic material were found.
A petrol canister was also found at the scene, leading the police to believe he may have planned to burn the girl's body after raping her.
The police say the couple had spent three days surveying the school in search of a victim ahead of the alleged crime.
Mr Medeiros told local media: 'We have footage of him putting the suitcase in the EcoSport since Monday 26th. The planning of the crime is very clear.
'In fact, he had in mind another girl, a 13-year-old, who has already been interviewed by our team.
'This potential victim was known to the co-defendant because she had lived near Daniel's girlfriend. This girl was their target.
'For some reason, on 28th June, they changed their minds and went to the school in in Luziania and initially observed children and teenagers, and then, on a nearby street, they approached the victim we found in captivity.'
Bittar told officers it was his first crime, but the police say there are indications he may have committed other crimes with his girlfriend's help.
Vieira, meanwhile, is claiming she was coerced by Bittar, but the police do not believe her.
Bittar was sacked from his job as an IT technician at Banco de Brasilia on 29th June, after the case had come to light.
In addition to his job, he also volunteered at children's hospitals, and is the father of a girl.
Vieira, meanwhile, is a mother of two and presented herself on social media as a Christian.
Bittar had made several posts on social media condemning child abuse, including one reading: 'Paedophilia is a crime. Report it', according to police.
Mr Medeiros added: 'Paedophiles disguise themselves as good people to approach children. I'm saying they act pragmatically.
'We have come across several cases like this. That's why parents need to be very careful. But even those of us who are experienced are shocked by what happened.'
The couple face charges of aggravated unlawful restraint, sexual abuse of a minor, and torture. They face up to 30 years in prison.
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