A company running ranches in Brazil has been fined US$2.9 million ($4.1 million) for keeping 180 of its workers in slavery on two of its properties, the country's High Labour Court announced yesterday.
The fine, against Lima Araujo AgrOpecuaria, was the biggest ever handed out in Brazil for the
$4m fine for keeping slaves
There were 180 enslaved workers on two ranches. Photo / Babiche Martens.
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