US EditionU.S. State Department Puts Brazil and South Africa on Human Trafficking Watchlist
Brazil and South Africa failed to increase prosecutions and victim identifications, risking sanctions under U.S. anti-trafficking law, according to the State Department report.
- The State Department on Monday placed Brazil and South Africa on a Tier 2 Watch List in its Trafficking in Persons report, the first since President Donald Trump’s return.
- Assessing investigations and prosecutions, reviewers noted Brazil's authorities opened fewer cases, secured fewer convictions, and completed no prosecutions under the 2016 anti‑trafficking statute.
- Political tensions deepened after Washington imposed tariffs, visa restrictions and financial sanctions on Brazil amid Jair Bolsonaro, former President of Brazil's trial, while President Donald Trump launched a refugee program for White South Africans and imposed steep tariffs on South Africa.
- The designation carries immediate risks under U.S. anti‑trafficking law, affecting funding and diplomacy, and Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, said, "Human trafficking is a horrific and devastating crime that also enriches transnational criminal organizations and immoral, anti-American regimes."
- Given how trafficking adapts, authorities should expand proactive labor inspections, cyber-investigations, standardized training for police, prosecutors, judges, and survivor-centered services next year.
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einnews.comWarning Shot, Not Verdict: Why Brazil and South Africa Landed on America’s Trafficking Watch List
The U.S. State Department has shifted Brazil and South Africa to the Tier 2 Watch List in its Trafficking in Persons assessment—a formal warning that both countries are trying to fight human trafficking but are not keeping pace with the problem. It’s the bureaucratic equivalent of a yellow card: improve quickly or risk penalties attached […]
On Monday, 29 September, the US State Department's annual report placed the two countries on a watch list, an intermediate category before the blacklist, leading to potential sanctions.
U.S. State Department Puts Brazil and South Africa on Human Trafficking Watchlist
The U.S. State Department listed Brazil and South Africa on a human trafficking watchlist, citing insufficient progress in combating the issue. The annual Trafficking in Persons report highlights concerns in both nations and raises the possibility of U.S. sanctions if improvements are not made.
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