# How ranchers on Brazil's 'Dirty List' bypass forced labor safeguards by selling cattle through intermediaries

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- Published: 2026-11-05T00:40:02+00:00
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Brazil's "Dirty List," a public registry that names employers found to have violated anti-slavery laws, is a key component of the country's efforts to combat forced labor. Major meatpackers in Brazil signed sustainable sourcing commitments promising to not purchase cattle directly from ranchers on the Dirty List. But new research shows that ranchers have found ways around these restrictions, rerou

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