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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Brazil
2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2022, Brazil made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government published two updates to the national "Dirty List," which contains data on employers that the Ministry of Labor and Employment found to be using slave labor, including that of children. The updated lists were published in April and October for a total of 184 newly listed employers. The Secretariat of Labor Inspection conducted over 1,368 child labor specific operations which resulted in the removal of 2,317 children from situations of child labor; the numbers of operations and rescues were the highest recorded in the last six years. Additionally, the government launched the Information System for Confronting Human Trafficking, which aims to generate data on the purposes for and forms of recruitment, improve responses in addressing these crimes, and allow for detailed information on victims of human trafficking to be recorded. The Rio de Janeiro City government also launched the first Municipal Plan to Combat the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, which includes awareness campaigns to address and eradicate child labor. In addition, the Auxílio Brasil cash transfer program reached unprecedented levels by extending assistance to over 21.5 million families. 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 be established for the crime of child trafficking to have occurred and, therefore, do not meet international labor standards. The reported number of labor inspectors is also 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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