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How ranchers on Brazil's 'Dirty List' bypass forced labor safeguards by selling cattle through intermediaries

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Briefings

Brazil's 'Dirty List' registry identifies employers violating anti-slavery laws, yet new research reveals ranchers bypass these restrictions by selling cattle through intermediaries. This allows cattle linked to forced labor to persist in domestic and international beef and leather supply chains, undermining the country's anti-slavery efforts despite major meatpackers' sustainable sourcing commitments.

Key points

• Brazil's 'Dirty List' registry identifies employers violating anti-slavery laws, yet new research reveals ranchers bypass these restrictions by selling cattle through intermediaries.
• Major meatpackers in Brazil signed sustainable sourcing commitments promising to not purchase cattle directly from ranchers on the Dirty List.

Context

Brazil's 'Dirty List' is a public registry identifying employers violating anti-slavery laws, while major meatpackers signed sustainable sourcing commitments to avoid purchasing cattle directly from these employers.

Limitations

Research indicates ranchers rerouted cattle through intermediaries, but specific dates, locations, and names of intermediaries are not provided in the evidence.

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