The Labor Attorney General's Office released this Thursday (28) the results of the second edition of a mega-operation that rescued 338 workers in situations similar to slavery. The action involved six public agencies and 49 inspection teams that carried out inspections in 22 states and the Federal District and was the largest joint operation of this type ever carried out in Brazil. Starting on July 4, Operation Regaste, as the action was named, runs until Friday (29).
In rural areas, harvesting services in general, coffee cultivation and raising beef cattle concentrated the largest number of exploited workers. In urban areas, 15 people were rescued from a rehabilitation clinic and six domestic workers were rescued.
Goiás and Minas Gerais were the states with the most people rescued in this month's joint operation. Among the victims were five children and adolescents and four foreigners of Paraguayan and Venezuelan nationality.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon