leather products are indeed shipped from brazil to the us on a large scale, usually by the port in houston, texas. in 2023 alone. the value of these goods was in the 10s of millions of dollars. almost all the animal hides, end up with suppliers to the auto industry. around 2 thirds go to the lyric corporation which sells its leather car seats to automakers the world over including germany. but that doesn't mean they'll all be held accountable. the alleged environmental crimes in their supply chain. germany's supply chain act passed in 2023 has been described as toothless by environmental organizations. but the german ministry for economic cooperation and development argues the law has created a new control body holding corporations to account. this one is the federal office to economic affairs and export control has extensive rights and terms of controls can inspect relevant files. and companies or complaints may be launched by n. g is trade unions or anyone affected and it's important but complaints on file because this draws attention to where the problems lie you push on. however, in it