The special mobile inspection groups as an effective public policy to combat contemporary Brazilian slave labor

Abstract

The study investigates the role of Special Mobile Inspection Groups in mitigating contemporary slave labor. Although Brazilian slavery was abolished in the costly May of 1888, its practice spread over the years, in line with modern times. Between 1995 and 2023, more than 60 thousand workers were found in conditions similar to slavery in the national territory. The rescues of these people were made possible through Special Mobile Inspection Groups, forming one of the first public policies to combat and eradicate contemporary slave labor. Thus, the study seeks to answer how Special Mobile Inspection Groups act and contribute to the eradication of contemporary Brazilian slave labor? To answer the research problem, bibliographical study, an inductive approach method, as well as the historical and monographic procedure method were used. The research's central objective is to analyze how these Groups operate, evaluating their effectiveness and identifying their main challenges in carrying out their activities, justified by the need for a careful look at slave labor, as well as public policies to combat and eradicate of this inhumane practice.