BRASILIA, June 27 (Reuters) – The Constitution and Justice Commission of the Senate (CCJ) on Thursday approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC) which determines the expropriation of lands where slave labor is destined to land reform and popular housing programs.
The PEC, originally drafted in 1999, has yet to go through the full Senate.
“By authorizing the expropriation of property where slave labor is used, the country will send an unequivocal signal that it is committed to inhibiting the practice of this type of crime, which not only violates labor laws, but above all the most basic human rights. human rights”, says the rapporteur of the proposal, Aloysio Nunes (PSDB-SP), in his opinion.
According to the rapporteur, the vote in the plenary of the Senate still depends on the approval of two projects, which will be dealt with in special commissions: one which defines exactly what slave labor is and the other which regulates how this expropriation take place.
The law defining slave labor must include the practice in both urban and rural areas.
“Second, we need a law that disciplines the judicial process of urban and rural properties where slave labor is located. Both of these laws must be made for this amendment to be implemented,” the senator told reporters.
By Maria Carolina Marcello
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