Brazil Investigates Chinese EV Giant BYD for Using ‘Irregular Visas’ to Import Slaves
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD sends workers to Brazil on “irregular visas,” subjecting them to what Brazilian inspectors describe as “slave-like conditions.” He is being investigated for being detained. Brazilian government stopped Work visas were granted to BYD last month after 163 Chinese people were rescued from dire conditions at a BYD factory under […]
Chinese EV Maker BYD Using Imported Slave Labor in Brazil
Brazilian government suspends work visas for Chinese electric car maker BYD after local authorities rescue 163 Chinese nationals who were working in conditions “akin to slavery'' at a BYD factory under construction in Camaçari, Bahia Reuters reported Friday. BYD, a company with deep knowledge tie The Chinese Communist Party is building a factory on land […]
Brazil Halts BYD Site After Chinese Workers Found in ‘Slavery-Like Conditions’
The Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office (MPT) on Monday blocked the construction of a Chinese electric car maker BYD's factory in Camaçari, Bahia state, after 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like conditions” were rescued from the site. announced that it had closed. via related parties statementMPT said an ongoing investigation, which began in mid-November, found that […]
BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions | Automotive industry
Brazilian authorities have halted construction of a factory by Chinese electric car company BYD after it was discovered that more than 160 Chinese nationals were living in “slave-like” conditions. Workers at a construction site in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia were found to be working long hours (sometimes seven days in a row) and living […]
At least 10 killed in plane crash in Brazilian mountain resort | Brazil
A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town popular with tourists on Sunday, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, Brazil's civil defense agency said. The agency said in a post on X that the plane hit a residential chimney, then the second floor of a […]
More than 30 dead in Brazil bus and truck collision
More than 30 people were killed in Brazil when a crowded bus collided with a truck and burst into flames early Saturday morning, the fire department said. After removing all the victims from the main road near the town of Teofilo Otoni in Minas Gerais state, the state fire department said 38 of the 45 […]
1 dead, 2 injured after floating Christmas tree collapses in Brazil
A worker was killed and two others injured when a floating Christmas tree collapsed during a thunderstorm in Brazil on Monday. According to local officials. The 184-foot-tall exhibit was installed in the coastal waters of Lagoa de Arractiva in Marica, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro. It was blown away by strong winds and collapsed […]
Brazil Fights Real Selloff With Two Dollar Auctions in a Day – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Brazil's government took unusual steps Tuesday to stem a currency collapse that has accelerated in recent weeks as investors grow concerned about the government's soaring budget deficit. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg As part of the latest in a series of aggressive moves, the central bank sold more than $3 billion in back-to-back […]
ICE arrests illegal immigrant wanted for murder in Brazil
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Philadelphia have arrested an illegal Senegalese immigrant wanted on suspicion of murder in Brazil. ICE officials said in a statement that Senegalese national Golla Toury Fall, 34, was arrested on Dec. 10 during a targeted crackdown in Philadelphia. Fall was captured and released by the Biden-Harris administration's Border […]
Model, Family Held Captive in Scorpion-Infested Shack in Brazil
A model and her family were reportedly held captive for several hours in a shed infested with snakes and scorpions in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian-born Luciana Curtis, her husband Enrique Gendol, and their 11-year-old child were approached by armed men and abducted as they were leaving a restaurant in an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo […]