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BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 BRASILIA 000251 

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP MARK TAYLOR AND BARBARA FLECK, WHA/PPC FOR
SCOTT MILLER, WHA/BSC FOR CAROLINE CROFT AND BENJAMIN CHIANG, INL,
DRL, AND PRM. USAID.

E.O 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR

SUBJECT: BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
PART 3 OF 3

REFS: 08 STATE 132759, 08 Brasilia 35, 08 Brasilia 56, 08 Brasilia
471, 08 Brasilia 594, 08 Brasilia 760, 08 Brasilia 941, 08 Brasilia
962, 08 Brasilia 1506, 08 Brasilia 1588, 08 Brasilia 1608, 08
Brasilia 1686, Brasilia 79, Brasilia 102, 08 Recife 46, 08 Rio 172,
08 Rio 347, 08 Sao Paulo 117, 08 Sao Paulo 276, 08 Sao Paulo 412, 08
Sao Paulo 432, 08 Sao Paulo 620, 08 Sao Paulo 678, Sao Paulo 18.


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INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS, Continued
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(NOTE: Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 25. END
NOTE)
Section K:
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 BRASILIA 000251

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP MARK TAYLOR AND BARBARA FLECK, WHA/PPC FOR
SCOTT MILLER, WHA/BSC FOR CAROLINE CROFT AND BENJAMIN CHIANG, INL,
DRL, AND PRM. USAID.

E.O 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR

SUBJECT: BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
PART 3 OF 3

REFS: 08 STATE 132759, 08 Brasilia 35, 08 Brasilia 56, 08 Brasilia
471, 08 Brasilia 594, 08 Brasilia 760, 08 Brasilia 941, 08 Brasilia
962, 08 Brasilia 1506, 08 Brasilia 1588, 08 Brasilia 1608, 08
Brasilia 1686, Brasilia 79, Brasilia 102, 08 Recife 46, 08 Rio 172,
08 Rio 347, 08 Sao Paulo 117, 08 Sao Paulo 276, 08 Sao Paulo 412, 08
Sao Paulo 432, 08 Sao Paulo 620, 08 Sao Paulo 678, Sao Paulo 18.


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INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS, Continued
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(NOTE: Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 25. END
NOTE)
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1. (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by
Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various
associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are
illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from
place to place in Brazil based on local levels of corruption, police
commitment, and official concern or indifference. While no specific
law addresses sex tourism, it is punishable under other criminal
statues such as those covering pedophilia or corruption of minors.
New legislation, Law 11,829, approved by President Lula on November
25, 2008, amends Articles 240 and 241 of the Statute of Children and
Adolescents to criminalize the acquisition, production and
possession of child pornography; increase penalties for child
pornography producers who are public office-holders, relatives,
domestic employees, and in certain other relationships to the
victim; and criminalize the sale and distribution of child
pornography. Penalties under Article 240 (producing child
pornography) are four to eight years imprisonment and a fine,
increased by one third for a public official or anyone pretending to
be one, certain relatives, or people living with or hosting the

child. Article 241 (selling or exhibiting child pornography)
carries a penalty of four to eight years imprisonment and a fine.
Article 241-A (distribution of child pornography) is punishable by
three to six years imprisonment and a fine; Article 241-B
(acquisition, possession and storage of child pornography) is
punishable by one to four years imprisonment and a fine; Article
241-C (simulating child pornography by adulteration, montage, etc.
of images) is punishable by one to three years imprisonment and a
fine; Article 241-D (enticing, instigating, etc. a child or
adolescent to perform a lewd act) is punishable by one to three
years imprisonment and a fine. The new child pornography went from
legislative concept to signed bill in eight months with the help of
Mission's Resident Legal Adviser. President Lula signed the bill at
the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and
Adolescents in Rio de Janeiro before an international audience of
law enforcement and judiciary professionals and others.

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2. (SBU) To date, there have been no reported TIP-related incidents
involving Brazilian peacekeeping troops.

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3. (SBU) Brazil has an identified child sex tourism problem. The
GOB actively extradited foreigners involved in child sex tourism.
Few foreign pedophiles are prosecuted in Brazil. According to ICE,
typical reasons are that the pedophiles are able to flee the
country, information from victims is not passed along to law
enforcement officials by NGOs, or authorities are unable to locate
the victims. Information regarding the number of foreigners
prosecuted or deported to their country of origin was not available.
Sex tourists came mostly from Europe and the United States. Brazil
does not have a child sexual abuse law with extraterritorial
coverage like the U.S. Protect Act, but the GOB worked with foreign
governments with extraterritorial laws to extradite and prosecute
citizens. Article 7 of the Brazilian Penal Code establishes that
any crime committed outside of Brazil by a Brazilian is subject to
the laws of Brazil. Brazilian authorities cooperated in 2008 with
the USG in pending pedophile extradition cases against three U.S.

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citizens. Federal and state police monitored the Internet to detect
on-line recruitment by pedophiles.


4. (SBU) Article 244-A of the Statute of Children and Adolescents
(Federal Act. 8.069/1990) prohibits sexual exploitation of children
and adolescents and mandates a prison penalty from 4 to 10 years
plus a fine.


5. (SBU) Article 241 of the Statute of Children and Adolescents
(Federal Act. 8.069/1990) prohibits pedophilia and mandates a prison
penalty from 2 to 6 years plus a fine.


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PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS
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(NOTE: Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 26. END
NOTE)

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6. (SBU) Several government programs assisted victims of
trafficking, although efforts often were inconsistent. The GOB
funded the Sentinela shelter network. The Brazilian MOJ and the
UNODC continued to fund victims' assistance centers in Sao Paulo,
Rio de Janeiro, Goias, and Ceara states in partnership with the
respective state governments. In 2008, a center was added in Belem,
the capital of Para, to address Suriname cases and give assistance
to the victims, especially in urgent cases. In 2009, UNODC stated
that the SNJ is in the process of signing an agreement with the Acre
state government to arrange a center in Rio Branco, Acre, to open a
new center to handle urgent Suriname cases. State offices work with
and provide assistance to victims.


7. (SBU) With funding from the GOB, USAID, universities, and the
Organization of American States, victims assistance was expanded,
and there are now over 46 sites throughout Brazil.


8. (SBU) Figures on the amount spent by the GOB to fund these
specialized facilities were unavailable.


9. (SBU) The government maintained a witness protection program,
PROVITA (National Program of Victims and Witness Protection)
operated by the Office of Legal Assistance for Grassroots
Organizations (GAJOP),an NGO working in coordination with
government authorities. Although the program operated in all
states, lack of resources limited its effectiveness.


10. (SBU) Brazilian authorities granted TIP victims the same
protections that other at-risk witnesses received. NGOs and shelters
received GOB and/or local funding to provide shelter and other
benefits to victims of TIP. Child victims were referred to
Sentinela centers for psychological and social assistance. The
Sentinela team also referred child victims to legal and health
services, and gave temporary shelter for 24 hours, after which the
children were referred to families or to an alternate shelter.
Notwithstanding the laudable efforts to assist and protect TIP
victims, the strict protection of victims' anonymity actually
hampers the government's ability to prosecute TIP cases. Criminal
prosecutions cannot occur if police do not know victims' identities,
which intermediaries such as NGOs and others, who see their role as
solely protecting victims, do not provide to law enforcement.

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11. (SBU) The government funded programs carried out by NGOs to
assist TIP victims. Through the Sentinela Centers and NGO
assistance, the GOB provided medical help, shelter, and financial
assistance to repatriated TIP victims. The Sao Paulo state TIP
office at the international airport assisted trafficked persons on
arrival. Based on bilateral agreements with a number of Brazil's
neighbors and a multilateral agreement between the Mercosul member
states, foreign trafficking victims have the same access to victim
care facilities, as do domestic trafficking victims. The government
provides victims with counseling, clothing, witness protection, and

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schooling for children.


12. (SBU) ASBRAD, responsible for the Assistance Post for Deported
and Non-admitted Persons, based at Guarulhos International Airport
in Sao Paulo and working in cooperation with the MOJ and government
of the state of Sao Paulo, provided assistance to Brazilian women
and girls who were deported back to Brazil or refused admission
overseas. Ten percent of the cases demonstrated signs of human
trafficking. The organization purchased airfare to return victims
to their homes, assisted them in filing charges against traffickers,
and helped them locate police protection.

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13. Information to be provided.

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14. (SBU) The Government in some cases grants residency status to
trafficking victims. The ILO implemented law enforcement and
prosecution programs, and provided specialized training related to
TIP for sexual exploitation and forced labor.


15. (SBU) NGOs worked with Sentinela and the Program of Integrated
and Reference Actions against Trafficking (PAIR). PAIR assisted
sex trafficking victims. Catholic Relief Services and other
religious organizations assisted trafficked slave labor victims.
According to the CRS website, "CRS Brazil is working to eradicate
slave labor through the regional program Trails to Liberty (Trilhas
da Liberdade). Trails to Liberty operates in the Northern states of
Maranhao, Para, Piaui, and Tocatins, areas where recruitment of
workers into slavery is most prevalent. CRS works in tandem with
national campaigns to raise public awareness and to encourage
victims and the families of victims to report abuses to local and
federal authorities. In addition, it links government programs
intended to eradicate slave labor in Brazil with local civil society
and church organizations. Trails to Liberty is supported by the
U.S. Department of Labor and is being implemented through
partnerships with various government and non-government
organizations including Reporter Brasil, Caritas, the International
Labor Organization, and the Brazilian Ministry for Agrarian
Development."
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16. (U) Information to be provided.

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17. (U) Information to be provided.


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18. (U) Information to be provided.


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19. (SBU) The Sentinela program had a screening process for victims.
The Tutelary Councils and the Police Division for Children and
Adolescents' Protection referred victims to the Sentinela Centers.
In addition, state offices referred victims to NGOs that provided
victim services and protective custody. The government does not
have a mechanism to screen for trafficking victims in the commercial
sex trade because prostitution is legal and unregulated. As a
result, law enforcement officials do not have systematic access to
commercial sex workers.

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20. (SBU) In general, the rights of victims were respected.

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Victims were not usually detained, jailed, fined, or prosecuted for
violations of law. NGOs alleged that police often dismissed cases
involving TIP victims of sexual exploitation. The Federal Police
have sought to improve their ability to identify TIP victims of
sexual exploitation and process their cases through enhanced
training of its officers. According to UNODC some victims
experience discrimination or prejudicial treatment due to the fact
that they were prostitutes prior to being trafficked and therefore
those providing assistance do not consider them victims.

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21. (SBU) The GOB encouraged victims to assist in TIP
investigations and prosecutions, and victims could seek legal action
against Brazilian traffickers. Victims who were trafficked
internationally for sexual exploitation could file suit, and they
could seek legal redress through the Nucleos de Enfrentamento ao
Trafico de Pessoas (Posts to Confront TIP) and the Special
Secretariat of Human Rights in order to get prosecutors to seek
punishment in their behalf. Legally, if a victim was a material
witness in a court case against a former employee, the victim could
obtain other employment or leave the country. However, in slave
labor cases, landholders who abused laborers often used threats to
prevent the victims from seeking legal redress.

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22. (SBU) The GOB provided specialized training to assist GOB
officials in recognizing trafficking for all victims, and under the
Brazilian Constitution all victims are equal. The MOJ and Ministry
of Foreign Affairs worked together to train diplomats that see a
high volume of TIP cases. The GOB urged its embassies and
consulates to develop ongoing relationships with NGOs that assist
TIP victims.


23. (SBU) The Federal Police and the Federal Highway Police
continue specialized TIP training for their officers. The training
is intensive and other GOB ministries, NGOs, civil society groups,
international organizations, and USAID provide instruction and or
sponsorship for the seminars. USAID's participation is ensured
through March 2009.

Section L
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24. (U) Information to be provided.

Section M
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25. (SBU) The Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW),
the Foundation Against Trafficking in Women, and the International
Human Rights Law Group provided assistance to trafficked persons.
Since 1999, these NGOs have defined Human Rights Standards (HRS) for
the treatment of trafficked persons with the assistance of
international TIP agreements. The HRS attempt to promote the
respect of human rights for TIP victims, including those involved in
involuntary forced labor schemes. The HRS were also used as a guide
to provide assistance to female TIP victims and take legal action
against traffickers. The USG worked with a number of local
organizations to improve shelters, strengthen emergency health and
rehabilitation services, and train law enforcement and judicial
agencies.


26. (SBU) With USAID assistance, Partners of the Americas
strengthened social service delivery networks to assist TIP and
sexual exploitation victims and improve shelter facilities; foster
family re-integration; combat sex tourism; and develop economic
alternatives for rescued TIP victims. Eight shelters in the cities
of Manaus, Sao Luis, Natal, Fortaleza, Sao Paulo, Foz do Iguacu and
Rio de Janeiro received assistance. Over 1,500 professionals
including psychologists, social assistants, and teachers received
training in 2006. USAID and Partners support for the program ended
in 2007.

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PREVENTION
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(NOTE: Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 27. END
NOTE)

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27. (SBU) The GOB continued several anti-trafficking campaigns. The
Special Secretariat for Human Rights conducted anti-trafficking
information campaigns using TV, Radio, Internet, banners, and
car-stickers, among other media. The National Secretariat for
Justice continued to lead a governmental public awareness campaign
to deter international traffickers and increase awareness among
potential victim populations. In conjunction with the UNODC, the
GOB conducted a campaign that included radio ads and large posters
stating "first they take your passport, then your freedom" in
airports around the country. The second phase of the campaign, which
included the creation of a separate database and police and
prosecutor training, began in late 2006. According to ICE, in 2008
the Federal Police created a central database to collect and analyze
allegations of child exploitation and all other human rights
violations including child pornography, TIP, and forced labor. As
of 2009 the Brazilian Government had created a separate fund for
this program's purpose and they are in the process of determining
who should manage the design and coordination of the project
database. The GOB's November 2008 law enforcement training seminar
in Brasilia included training on screening for victims on the
borders.


28. (U) In 2008, the MOJ, in partnership with UNODC, initiated an
awards program for university students to recognize the best ideas
to combat TIP. The program was one of the goals of the National
Plan to Combat TIP. On December 10, 2008, the MOJ presented the
first winners of the Libertas Prize with cash awards for monographs
on TIP. USD equivalent value for the prizes were: in the graduate
student category, 4000 for first place, 2800 for second, 2000 for
third; and in the undergraduate category, 2000 for first, 1200 for
second, and 800 for third. All six winners were women, and their
essays dealt with migration, prostitution, slave labor, trafficking
in women, juridical-penal aspects, and international relations.

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29. (SBU) Brazil's coasts and borders are extensive, and
particularly in remote areas monitoring those borders was difficult
for the GOB. Brazil's federal police maintained immigration and
border control services. Border agents were beginning to screen
potential victims at border crossings. In 2006, (Sao Paulo) and
2007 (Rio) the MOJ established offices in Brazil's international
airports in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to coordinate with the
Federal Police to identify possible trafficking victims and assist
repatriating TIP victims.


30. (SBU) Since December 2006, the Guarulhos Airport office (located
in Sao Paulo) has attended to deported persons and non-admitted
individuals. Training sessions regarding TIP were conducted at the
airport, and were attended by persons involved in various aspects of
airport security. Attendees included employees of the Federal
Police, the National Airport Infrastructure Agency, National Health
Surveillance Agency, Civil Police, Military Police, and staff from
national airline companies.

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31. (SBU) As directed by the National Policy to Confront
Trafficking in Persons and detailed in the National Work Plan to
Combat Trafficking in Persons, the MOJ chairs the interagency group
of 15 federal ministries and agencies involved in the fight against
TIP. It is also responsible for outreach to NGOs and International
Organizations and coordinating their participation in the
implementation of the work plan. The Ministry of Exterior Relations
in consultation with the MOJ is responsible for coordinating all
international and multilateral TIP matters.


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32. (U) ILO Brazil has a national partnership with 200 companies
that signed a National Pact against Forced Labor; 40 signed in 2008.
These companies agree not to do business or lend credit to
companies or suppliers listed on the dirty list of companies known
to use forced labor within their supply chain. On March 18 a
National Seminar will be held to discuss the monitoring and progress
as well as what type of evidence is needed to break contracts with
companies found to be using forced labor supply chains. In 2009,
the ILO plans to meet with U.S. corporations that may have Brazilian
slave labor in their supply chains to ensure awareness and seek
cooperation through the National Pact. Per the ILO, they have seen
positive results from many companies that are now aware of slave
labor and no longer willing to do business with known slave labor
users.


33. (SBU) ILO currently has funds through July to focus on these
issues. They are studying ILO Conventions for migrant rights,
supporting migration council, and looking at legalization of regular
migrants, how are they brought into Brazil and are their rights
respected. In partnership with G/TIP and the civil police they are
creating a national database. As it is easier to convict on charges
other than TIP, TIP cases are often prosecuted on other grounds.
The goal is to provide the necessary data so that authorities can
prosecute under TIP laws.


34. (U) In Sept 2008, the National Commission to Eradicate Forced
Labor (CONATRAE) approved the second National Plan to Eradicate
Forced Labor, with efforts planned over the next two years. The
CONATRAE has existed since 2004 and its composition includes
governmental agencies, NGOs and international organizations.

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35. (SBU) The National Work Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons
was released publicly at a high-profile ceremony and press event in
January 2008. The plan was subsequently disseminated by publication
in the public record, press releases, and brochures.


36. (SBU) The MOJ, in coordination with the Special Secretariat for
Women's Affairs, and the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, is
responsible for leading the GOB's effort to implement its national
anti-TIP work plan. Overall, the following branches of government
were involved in the development of the national anti-TIP plan and
are now involved in its implementation: the MOJ, the Special
Secretariat for Human Rights, the Secretariat for Women's Affairs,
the Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equality, the
President's Civil House, the Ministry of Social Development and the
Fight Against Hunger, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor,
the Ministry of Agrarian Development, the Ministry of Education, the
Ministry of Exterior Relations, the Ministry of Tourism, the
Ministry of Culture, and the Attorney General.


37. (SBU) The GOB acknowledged domestic and international human
trafficking within the country. As a result, the President of
Brazil signed the National Policy to Confront Trafficking in Persons
(PNETP) in October 2006, with the goal of preventing trafficking in
persons. A working group was established to develop a national plan
to fulfill that policy, including members from every major element
of the federal government, to be coordinated by the Special
Secretariat for Women's Affairs, the Special Secretariat for Human
Rights, and the MOJ. A written work plan was released publicly in
January 2008 and implementation has begun under the overall
leadership of the MOJ.


38. (SBU) In 2008, the government inaugurated five Posts to Confront
Trafficking in Persons ("Nucleos de enfrentamento ao trafico de
pessoas"),located in states with significant trafficking risks,
including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Pernambuco, Para, and Goias.
Their purpose is to prevent trafficking, assist victims, and
identify perpetrators. They are located in neighborhoods with a
high crime rate, and include a social worker, a psychologist and a
legal adviser.


39. (SBU) The GOB, NGOs, and international organizations continued
to work together in a close and cooperative effort to combat TIP.
NGOs and other elements of civil society were welcome and productive
participants in the working group that formulated and drafted the

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national anti-TIP work plan that was released in January 2008 and
they are now involved in the implementation phase of that plan.



40. (SBU) The National Commission for the Eradication of Slave
Labor (Conatrae) coordinated government efforts to end forced labor,
and received in November the continued support of the UN and the
ILO. The group's enforcement arm, the Special Group for Mobile
Inspection, had responsibility for locating and freeing victims of
forced labor. The mobile unit worked in conjunction with federal
police officers who always accompanied labor investigators to
provide protection. Mobile teams levied fines on estate owners
using forced labor and required employers to provide back pay and
benefits to workers before returning the workers to their
municipalities of origin. Although mobile units enjoyed some
success in freeing workers in forced labor conditions, inspectors
also faced resistance. CONATRAE, a group composed of various law,
labor, and agricultural NGOs, pointed to the increasing numbers of
civil actions against employers of slave labor and the dirty list of
employers as successes, and examples of the strides made during the
past several years.


41. (SBU) There was strong cooperation between NGOs, international
organizations, and the GOB to combat sexual exploitation and
trafficking of children. NGOs, international organizations and
governmental organizations were networking to combat sexual
exploitation and trafficking in persons. Each month, the Special
Secretariat of Human Rights coordinated a meeting of the
Inter-sectoral Commission to Combat Sexual Exploitation, with
representatives of different ministries, Federal Police, Federal
Highway Police, international organizations, and NGOs working
together to define strategies and priorities.


42. (SBU) Moreover, the Ministry of Education continued to work in
partnership with the Special Secretariat of Human Rights on the
"School that Protects" program to train teachers to prevent violence
against children (including sexual violence and trafficking) and to
assure that child victims of violence returned to school.

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43. (U) In 2008 several state governments joined with federal
agencies including the SNJ, the Economic Development Secretariat,
the Tourism Ministry, the Federal Public Ministry, the Sao Paulo
State Secretariat of Justice, the Sao Paulo Municipal Human Rights
Council, and others in the Cooperation Agreement to Combat Sex
Tourism program whose purpose is to prevent sex tourism by specific
actions timed to major events throughout the year such as the
Formula One race in Sao Paulo and the annual carnival celebrations.



44. (SBU) The Ministry of Tourism, continued efforts to broaden the
campaign "Quem ama, protege" (he who loves, protects) to many
countries in South America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia,
Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador, Suriname and
Guyana). Focusing on the prevention of sexual exploitation of
children and adolescents in the tourism sector, this campaign will
be broadcast in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Dutch.


45. (SBU) The Ministry of Tourism and the Special Secretariat for
Human Rights supported the World Vision campaign to combat
commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. The
slogan: "Abuse a child in this country and go to jail in yours," was
part of the campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Fortaleza, Belo
Horizonte, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Belem e Manaus.


46. (SBU) The Special Secretariat for Human Rights together with
the UNICEF and Petrobras continued a campaign to combat commercial
sexual exploitation on the highways. Its main objective was to
raise awareness of commercial sexual exploitation of children and
adolescents among truck drivers. In addition, the Federal Highway
Police intensified efforts to patrol and monitor truck stops and
roadside business establishments with the stated intention of
attacking and diminishing commercial sexual exploitation. Federal
Highway Police training and operations placed a special emphasis on
combating the commercial exploitation of children and adolescents
along the nation's highways.

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47. (SBU) Every year during the Carnival season, a number of
Ministries including the Ministries of Justice, Tourism, and Women,
and the National Human Rights Secretariat launch anti-sex
trafficking and tourism campaigns. The 2008 campaign included
public service messages on television, radio, and over the Internet,
not to mention ads placed in magazines, newspapers, and on public
billboards.


48. (U) According to the Special Secretariat for Human Rights,
Disque Denuncia 100, the hotline to report abuse and sexual
exploitation of children and adolescents, calls related to sex
tourism numbered 11,365 in the 2007-08 period, while in the previous
two year period there were 3,551 such calls. The total for calls of
all types in November 2008 was 2500 per day. In the five and a half
year period from May 2003 to October 2008 57.84 percent of calls
concerned sex abuse, 40.37 percent commercial sex exploitation, 1.79
percent pornography, and 0.79 percent trafficking in children and
adolescents. (Source: Special Secretariat of Human Rights, cited in
Folha de S. Paulo, 11/26/08 and 1/16/09.)


49. (SBU) In addition, USAID-supported campaign activities directed
towards marine transportation workers were implemented along with
labor unions and employer organizations. This program is ongoing
and was expanded to five neighboring countries. Campaigns directed
towards the general population included mobilization for the
National Day against Sexual Exploitation (May 18) and its
repercussion countrywide.


50. (SBU) The Sentinela program, a nationwide Ministry of Social
Development project, assisted TIP victims of commercial sexual
exploitation and TIP, and distributed information about sex tourism
and underage prostitution. A number of local and international
NGOs, organizations, and groups worked with local schools throughout
the country to teach children and adolescents about trafficking
dangers.

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51. (SBU) There was strong cooperation between NGOs, international
organizations, and the GOB to combat sexual exploitation and
trafficking of children. NGOs, international organizations and
governmental organizations were networking to combat sexual
exploitation and trafficking in persons. Each month, the Special
Secretariat of Human Rights coordinated a meeting of the
Inter-sectoral Commission to Combat Sexual Exploitation, with
representatives of different ministries, Federal Police, Federal
Highway Police, international organizations, and NGOs working
together to define strategies and priorities.

Section G:
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52. (SBU) Brazil has a sizable peacekeeping (PKO) contingent in
Haiti and a few troops assigned to other UN peacekeeping missions
elsewhere in the world. The Government of Brazil has a generic
troop training plan for all military personnel deploying to PKOs (UN
tasks, Rules of Engagement (ROE),law of war, etc.) and they
coordinate that with mission-specific training. The Brazilian
military does not have training related to TIP for peacekeeping
personnel.

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TIP HEROES
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53. (SBU) Post would again like to nominate Mr. Leonardo Sakamoto
and the Non-Governmental Organization that he heads, Reporter
Brasil, as TIP Heroes for 2008. Mr. Sakamoto and his organization
continued their extraordinary efforts to raise GOB and public
awareness of the existence of various forms of Trafficking in
Persons in Brazil, especially forced labor, through a series of
press articles, instructional seminars, involvement in GOB anti-TIP
training activities, and numerous public speaking engagements -
including Mr. Sakamoto's address to participants in an anti-slave
labor workshop and hearing held by a U.S. Congressional subcommittee
in late 2007. In addition, Reporter Brasil, represented by Mr.

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Sakamoto, served as one of the key civil society participants in the
drafting and implementation of the GOB's new anti-TIP National Work
Plan. Sakamoto and his staff have tirelessly chronicled the
practice of forced labor in Brazil, promoted the establishment and
use of the "Dirty List" of those individuals and businesses that use
forced labor, and fearlessly denounced the wealthy and influential
who appear on that list to ensure that they cannot continue to
exploit workers with impunity. Mr. Sakamoto and his staff put in
long hours, travel throughout Brazil constantly, and carry out their
work under harsh conditions in remote parts of the country and at
considerable risk from those opposed to their work. (NOTE: Name
checks at post revealed no derogatory information on Mr. Sakamoto.
END NOTE)

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BEST PRACTICES
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54. (SBU) Post would like to draw attention to the Government of
Brazil's use of the "Dirty List" to hit individuals and businesses
that utilize slave/forced labor where it hurts - in the pocketbook.
Specifically, the GOB provides the "Dirty List" to private banking
associations that in turn deny perpetrators credit so as not to have
their good names and reputations sullied by association with those
who make use of slave labor in their industrial or agricultural
activities. Ministry of Labor officials measure the success and
effectiveness of the program by the high number of law suits being
brought against the Ministry by those found guilty of using
slave/forced labor in an effort to have their name or their
company's name removed from the list.

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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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Mission Points of Contact on TIP
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55. (SBU) Mr. Peter G. Tinsley, Labor Attache, U.S. Embassy
Brasilia, is the Mission's TIP Coordinator. His contact information
is as follows:

Name: Peter Geoffrey Tinsley
Title: Labor Attache
Telephone Number: (55)(61) 3312-7343
Fax Number: (55)(61) 3312-7650
E-Mail Address: TinsleyP@state.gov
Note that Mr. Tinsley will depart post in summer 2009.

Karine Moreno-Taxman, Resident Legal Adviser, is vice-chair of the
Mission's TIP Working Group.
Telephone: Number: (55-61) 3312-7125
Fax Number: (55)(61) 3312-7650
E-mail address: TaxmanKM@state.gov

Production of the Ninth Annual TIP Report for Brazil was supervised
by:

Dale Prince, Political Officer
Telephone (55-61) 3312-7355
Fax Number: (55-61) 3312-7650
E-Mail address: princed@state.gov

Hours Spent on Report
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56. (SBU) Lisa Kubiske, Deputy Chief of Mission, two hours,
editing.

Stephen M. Liston, Political Counselor, two hours, reviewing and
editing.

Dale T. Prince, approximately 138 hours total reading instructions,
researching, interviewing, drafting, editing, and checking facts.

Meribeth Culver, PAS, 30 hours researching, interviewing, drafting,
and checking facts.


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Daniel Parrilha, four hours, researching.

Brian Heslop, intern, 10 hours total, researching, checking facts.

James Story, Pol-Econ chief, Sao Paulo, two hours, editing.

David Brooks, Political officer, Sao Paulo, two hours, reviewing and
editing.

Mariluz Hogan, ICE Attache, two hours, information sharing and
fact-checking.

Ernest Baca, ICE Attache, two hours, reviewing.

Karine Taxman-Moreno, Resident Legal Adviser, 10 hours, information
sharing and editing.

David Brassanini, FBI Legal Attache, two hours: collection,
verification and sharing of law enforcement facts.

Alisson Nascimento, USAID At-Risk Youth Program, one hour, gathering
information, checking facts.

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