In the recent past, many so-called Hollywood celebrities were embarrassed by ties to foreign companies involved in violating child labor laws. Now it appears that former president Bill Clinton and other high profile investors are getting pulled into a scandal in Brazil which involves the living conditions of sugarcane workers.
Clinton and others have invested in an ethanol manufacturer called The Brazil Renewable Company through another firm, The Yucaipa Companies. Clinton is supposed to have been a senior advisor of the investment firm until last year.
Well, a team from the Brazilian Labor Ministry identified five sites where conditions were called “degrading.” And while Brazil Renewable Company, also known as Brenco, is reported to be taking care of the problem, Clinton is personally checking things out.
Our take? Huh. Interesting how politicians get all lovey-dovey during an election year, eh?