WORKERS' RIGHTS VIOLATED BY THE PRACTICE OF LABOR ANALOGOUS TO SLAVERY: LEGAL CHALLENGES AND CONSEQUENCES

Abstract

Despite the enactment of the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) on May 13, 1888, which abolished slavery in Brazil, practices of labor analogous to slavery have been illegally maintained by individuals and legal entities in urban and rural areas. The focus of this article is to address the forms of combat that are being applied and their respective consequences. We will discuss laws and decrees, eradication programs, inspection measures, sanctions applied and recent case law, examining the consequences for individuals and companies involved in this practice.