Brazil sues China carmaker BYD over ‘slave-like’ conditions

The legal challenge followed a wider debate over the legitimacy and economic impact of SI 87 of 2025, particularly after an earlier Treasury communication dated March 3, 2026, raised concerns that the statutory instrument was ultra vires the Constitution and should be repealed.

Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD and two of its contractors, saying they were responsible for human trafficking and conditions “analogous to slavery” at a factory construction site in the country.

The Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT) in the state of Bahia says 220 Chinese workers were rescued after it began an investigation in response to an anonymous complaint.

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