The rescue of 39 slaves from an illegal gold mine in Brazil run by a known offender highlights the difficulty in ending crimes where large profits are involved, labour authorities said. It was the third raid on an illegal mining operation run by Nunes - this time with two relatives in the northern state of Para - and her methods of disguising her crimes were becoming increasingly sophisticated, Riga said. The Thomson Reuters Foundation was unable to locate contact details for Nunes to seek comment. Nunes was set to become the president of the workers' cooperative and her sons its directors, Riga said. DIRTY LISTBrazil's "dirty list", launched in 2004, is a key tool in its efforts to stop businesses profiting from slavery.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 10, 2020 19:18 UTC