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Ministry of Labor Rescues 11 Slave-Laborers Working on Olympics Projects

By O Dia • Translation by Christopher Owens • August 18, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese published in O Dia, click here. Rio de Janeiro–Friday August 14, the Ministry of Labor in Rio de Janeiro (MPT-RJ) and the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) rescued […]

Families Removed From Land Where Nothing Has Been Done

By O Dia • Translation by Rachel Fox • September 6, 2013

For the original in Portuguese in O Dia, click here. See our December 2010 video documenting the eviction of the communities cited in this article. The Popular Committee and the Human Rights Commission hear from […]