Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Brazil

Açaí Berries
Açaí Berries
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Bananas
Bananas
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Beef
Beef
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Bricks
Bricks
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Cashews
Cashews
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Cattle
Cattle
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Ceramics
Ceramics
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Charcoal
Charcoal
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Cocoa
Cocoa
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Coffee
Coffee
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Corn
Corn
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Cotton
Cotton
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Fish
Fish
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Footwear
Footwear
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Garments
Garments
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Hogs
Hogs
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Manioc/Cassava
Manioc/Cassava
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Pineapples
Pineapples
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Poultry
Poultry
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Rice
Rice
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Sheep
Sheep
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Sisal
Sisal
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Sugarcane
Sugarcane
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Timber
Timber
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Tobacco
Tobacco
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Artificial Flowers
Artificial Flowers
Brazil
2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2021, Brazil made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government published two updated versions of the national "Dirty List" containing information on employers that the Ministry of Labor and Welfare found to be using slave labor, including that of children. It also established the Intersectoral Commission to Combat Violence Against Children and Adolescents, with the aim of consolidating public policies relevant to addressing all types of violence against children and adolescents. Furthermore, the government updated the Federal Pact for the Eradication of Forced Labor, with the objective of promoting, improving, and maximizing communication between entities involved in addressing slave labor and extending participation to all 5,000 municipalities in the country. Lastly, the Ministry of Citizenship's Monitoring System of the Child Labor Eradication Program, which tracks actions taken by state and municipal governments in support of the National Program to Eradicate Child Labor, registered 12,756 activities carried out nationwide to address child labor. However, children in Brazil are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking. Children also engage in child labor in agriculture, including in the production of coffee. Although Brazil made meaningful efforts in all relevant areas during the reporting period, prohibitions against child trafficking require the use of threats, violence, coercion, fraud, or abuse to be established for the crime of child trafficking and, therefore, do not meet international labor standards. The reported number of labor inspectors is likely not sufficient to provide adequate coverage of the workforce, and local governments lack the capacity to fully implement and monitor the National Program to Eradicate Child Labor and other social protection programs.

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