Volkswagen’s Brazil Ranch Probed for Human Trafficking; Catholic Priest Exposed It

Volkswagen’s Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed it

A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A Catholic priest first denounced the alleged crimes against workers at a cattle ranch in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s.

Volkswagen's Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed it - Catholic Review

SAO PAULO — A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A judge is expected to rule soon on whether German automaker Volkswagen is guilty of using slave labor at a cattle ranch it owned in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s. A Catholic priest first denounced the alleged crimes against workers and tirelessly fought for justice. The verdict is expected around what the United Nations observes as the World Day A…

Volkswagen's Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed it

Father Ricardo Rezende is seen with workers for the Volkswagen-operated Vale do Rio Cristalino Ranch in the city of Santana do Araguaia, in the Brazilian Amazon, during the May 30, 2025, court hearing in Redenção, Pará state, Brazil. The farm’s administration was accused by workers of practices that are common in situations of the crime of slave labor in Brazil, like the undue indebtedness of laborers and the use of violence. Labor prosecutors a…

Volkswagen's Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed torture, theft at cattle ranch in the Amazon rain forest - The Dialog

SAO PAULO — A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A judge is expected to rule soon on whether German automaker Volkswagen is guilty of using slave labor at a cattle ranch it owned in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s. A Catholic priest first denounced the alleged crimes against workers and tirelessly fought for justice. The verdict is expected around what the United Nations observes as the World Day A…