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Title |
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security Launches the Fourth National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons with support from UNODC |
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Month/Date |
30 July 2024 |
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Location/Office |
Brasília, Brazil |
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Beneficiaries |
Victims of trafficking in persons, public institutions and society in general |
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Funding source |
The Government of Sweden, the Government of the United Kingdom and the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J-TIP) of the US Department of State. |
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Partners |
Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) |
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SDGs |
16 and 17 |
On 30 July 2024, in support of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) unveiled the IV National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Developed with technical support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Brazil, this plan will steer the actions, priorities, and policies of Brazil in combating human trafficking over the next four years.
The seminar to launch the IV Plan, held at the Palace of Justice and titled 'A New Chapter in the National Policy to Combat Trafficking in Persons,' also marked the release of the National Report on Trafficking in Persons: Data 2021 to 2023.This report, a collaborative study between UNODC and the MJSP, compiles, updates, and analyzes public data on the occurrence of trafficking in persons in the country.
Three Ministers of State, namely H.E. Ricardo Lewandowski (MJSP), H.E. Ambassador Mauro Vieira (Foreign Affairs), and H.E. Luiz Marinho (Labor and Employment); along with the National Secretary of Justice, Mr. Jean Uema; Federal Public Defender, Mr. Leonardo Guimarães; ASBRAD President, Ms. Dalila Figueiredo; and UNODC Brazil Director, Ms. Elena Abbati, participated in the opening panel of the seminar.
At the occasion, UNODC presented the results of the National Report on Trafficking in Persons: Data 2021 to 2023, carried out through the Track4TiP project; the study Prevalence of Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Forced Labor in Gold Mining in the Tapajós River Basin, State of Pará, Brazil, by the Tapajós Project; and the Report on the Outposts for Humanized Assistance to Migrants: the experiences at Rio de Janeiro International Airport and Guarulhos International Airport.
Through the Tapajós Project, UNODC Brazil also promoted the photographic exhibition “Stories of life and work in gold diggings in the Amazon”, with photos by photographer Carlos Bandeira Jr. displayed in the Black Hall of the Palace of Justice, in Brasília.
