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1,631documented cases
112countries
1981–2025years covered

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Sex Trafficking
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Sex Trafficking2011

Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2011

Brazil BR

Investigations into the nightclub after several complaints that Paraguayan women were prostituting themselves there. “The investigation revealed that the women originally arrived in Brazil on 45 to 90-day visas, and returned to Paraguay briefly after their visas expired. They would then return to Brazil on new visas. The nightclub paid for the women’s travel back and forth, forcing them to recuperate the costs with their work as prostitutes. Five women who testified against the three operators of the ring said that they worked as prostitutes in order to send money to their families back in Paraguay.”

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016
Sex Trafficking2010

Várzea Grande - Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2010

Brazil BR

Original source translated using googletranslate.com: 20 women and 4 men were found in ‘degrading conditions’ and subjected to ‘exhaustive days’ described as similar to slavery (according to art. 149 of the Penal Code). They were held in sexual exploitation and debt bondage at a nightclub in the “Zero KM” region of Mato Grosso. All the survivors were between 18 and 23 years old. They did not receive the paid weekly rest required by law, and their salary was paid in “chips” which could be exchanged for overpriced products from the store in the club. Some workers had signed contracts which meant that they could not leave the premises until their debt had been paid. The women lived in overcrowded conditions with poor ventilation and fire protection. The sanitary conditions were inadequate and did not comply with hygiene standards.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016