 State prosecutors in Rio Grande do Sul filed a law suit to close two plants in Brazils southernmost state for at least 15 days to contain the spread of the new coronavirus and protect factory workers, according to a statement on Monday. Rio Grande do Sul state prosecutors are seeking court permission to temporarily close a meat processing facility operated by BRF SA in the town of Lajeado and another plant operated by a non-listed meat-packing company in the same municipality. 