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Society & Rights April 13, 2026 427 stories in this edition

Brazil fires slave labour watchdog chief after BYD blacklisting

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Igor Patrick
Brazil fires slave labour watchdog chief after BYD blacklisting

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The Brazilian government has dismissed the head of its labour inspection authority, days after his office added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery. Luiz Felipe Brandao de Mello led the National Secretariat of Labour Inspection since 2023 and his dismissal was published in the official gazette on Monday. He oversaw the unit r...

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The Brazilian government has dismissed the head of its labour inspection authority, days after his office added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions...

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