Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2025, publiée 114ème session CIT (2026)

Convention (n° 29) sur le travail forcé, 1930 - Brésil (Ratification: 1957)
Protocole de 2014 relatif à la convention sur le travail forcé, 1930 - Brésil (Ratification: 2025)

Articles 1(1), 2(1) and 25 of the Convention. Trafficking in persons. The Committee previously noted the strengthening of the legislative and institutional framework for combating trafficking in persons and, in particular, the adoption of the National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (PNETP III), the implementation of which is being assessed by an inter-ministerial group established for this purpose. It requested the Government to provide information on the assessment of the implementation of the various components of this Plan.

The Committee notes with regret that the Government does not provide specific information in this regard. It indicates that the actions taken by the labour inspection services to combat labour in conditions akin to slavery also help to combat trafficking in persons for purposes of labour exploitation, as these two offences have points in common. Thus, the information gathered during the inspections carried out and the related reports constitute sufficient grounds for the competent criminal authority to open judicial investigations.

The Committee observes that, according to the information available on the website of the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety, a new National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (PNETP IV), which will remain in force until 2028, was adopted by means of Decree No. 12.121 of 30 July 2024. The Committee observes that the Plan is structured around five strategic areas and defines 26 priority actions and 108 activities. The areas are as follows: policy-structuring; coordination and partnerships; prevention of trafficking in persons; protection and assistance for victims; and repression and capacity-building for stakeholders. The Committee also notes the National Report on Trafficking in Persons – 2024 data, published by the Ministry of Justice, which analyses the data collected by the various institutions on trafficking in persons. The report shows that trafficking in persons for purposes of labour exploitation continues to predominate (40.9 per cent, mostly male victims), followed by trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation (31.5 per cent, mostly female victims) and trafficking for purposes of servitude (21.5 per cent). The report also highlights: the growing presence of victims of trafficking for purposes of labour exploitation from Asia; the increasing use of the internet to recruit victims but also to control them from afar; an increase in the number of investigations and repressive actions, but a low number of cases brought to trial.

The Committee requests the Government to continue its efforts to combat trafficking in persons for purposes of both labour and sexual exploitation. The Committee trusts that the Government will not fail to provide detailed information on:

• the measures taken to implement the National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (PNETP IV);
• the assessments undertaken in this regard by the inter-ministerial group, specifying the results achieved, the difficulties encountered and the measures envisaged to overcome them;
• the protection and immediate and medium-term assistance provided to victims to enable their rehabilitation and reintegration, including activities aimed at raising awareness of the risks of trafficking and providing information on rights; and
• capacity-building for law enforcement authorities. Please provide information on the investigations conducted, the judicial proceedings initiated, the convictions secured and the penalties imposed on the basis of section 149A of the Criminal Code.