Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 09BRASILIA348, BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09BRASILIA348.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BRASILIA348 2009-03-20 19:37 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Brasilia
VZCZCXRO5846
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #0348/01 0791937
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 201937Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3850
INFO RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 7452
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 9260
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 3741
RUEHLI/AMEMBASSY LISBON 0488
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC
RHEFHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BRASILIA 000348 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP MARK TAYLOR AND BARBARA FLECK, WHA/PPC FOR 
SCOTT MILLER, WHA/BSC FOR CAROLINE CROFT AND BOB WITAJEWSKI, INL, 
DRL, AND PRM.  USAID. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
 
SUBJECT:  BRAZIL:  NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
 
REFS: A. 08 STATE 132759, B. BRASILIA 250, B. BRASILIA 251, C. 
BRASILIA 252 
 
1.  This message provides additional information on trafficking in 
persons in Brazil not previously reported in refs B, C, and D.  With 
the exception of paragraph 4, the new information was provided by 
the National Secretariat of Justice (SNJ), which has been very 
cooperative and helpful to the Mission in the completion of this 
report, unlike in 2007 and 2008, when it refused to work with us on 
the report. 
 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
(NOTE:  Answer corresponds to questions in ref A, para. 23. END 
NOTE) 
 
Section E 
- - - - - 
 
2.  According to the SNJ, principal destination countries for 
Brazilian sex trafficking victims are Spain, The Netherlands, 
Venezuela, Italy, and Portugal, and the top destination countries 
for labor trafficking victims from Brazil are Bolivia and Paraguay. 
 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
(NOTE:  Answer corresponds to questions in ref A, para. 24. END 
NOTE) 
 
Section C 
- - - - - 
 
3.  According to the SNJ, TIP expenditures in the PRONASCI budget in 
2008 were 750,000 reals (about USD 333,000). 
 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
(NOTE:  Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 25. END 
NOTE) 
 
Section E 
- - - - - 
 
4.  On March 4, 2009, a federal judge in, Maraba, Para state, 
convicted and sentenced 22 persons on slave labor charges, acquitted 
six on slave labor charges but convicted them of other, related 
charges, and acquitted another six defendants entirely of slave 
labor charges.  According to official statements, the six who were 
completely acquitted could not be convicted because the charges 
dated from before 2003, before the alteration of Article 149 
(Reducing a person to a condition analogous to slavery) to stipulate 
a prison sentence of greater than two years eight months.  The 
sentences handed down ranged from three years, four months, in 
prison and fine of 100 "fine-days" to ten years, six months, in 
prison and 315 "fine-days" (Note.  NFI on "fine-days," possibly 
based on minimum wage earnings.  End note.)   The defendants can 
appeal the sentences.  According to a statement on the case from the 
Federal Prosecutor's office in Para, southeastern Para is the source 
of the greatest number of slave labor cases brought to the Federal 
Public Ministry, and of the 64 cases for Article 149 violations 
brought to the Federal Public Ministry in 2008, 46 concerned workers 
freed from farms in southeastern Para.  This case is extremely 
important because it is the first instance of slave labor 
convictions in federal court that have resulted from the November 
30, 2006, Supreme Court decision that gave federal courts the 
authority to try slave labor cases. Previously they were handled in 
state courts. 
 
Section F 
- - - - - 
 
5.  In September 2008, the National Secretariat of Justice (SNJ) 
carried out the First Training Course on Trafficking in Persons and 
 
BRASILIA 00000348  002 OF 003 
 
 
Irregular Immigration, designed especially for officials who work in 
the restricted areas of the Guarulhos airport, Brazil's busiest, 
including federal police agents, phyto-sanitary inspectors, 
employees of Infraero (the airports authority), and the federal 
revenue service. In February 2007, the SNJ had provided a training 
course on the same subjects for airline employees, and federal and 
civil and police agents.  Approximately 300 persons (total) 
participated in the two courses. 
 
6.  According to the SNJ, the government and the University of 
Brasilia have presented a distance learning course on TIP for 600 
professionals (dates not specified). 
 
Section H 
- - - - - 
 
7.  According to the SNJ, Brazil has two pending extradition cases 
in which a judge in Bahia state requested the extradition from Spain 
of Brazilian women arrested in December 2008 on charges including 
international trafficking in persons. 
 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
(NOTE:  Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 26. END 
NOTE) 
 
Section B 
- - - - - 
 
8.  According to the SNJ, the government works with shelters and 
health care providers to provide assistance to victims of 
trafficking and forced labor at over 600 sites, and a network of 400 
centers work with children, including victims of commercial sexual 
exploitation and sex tourism.  The government of the state of Sao 
Paulo continues working with an NGO to assist repatriated Brazilian 
women and adolescents who were trafficking victims.  Also according 
to SNJ, the Assistance Program for Women and Adolescent Victims of 
Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation has been in continuous operation 
since October 2006 with funding from USAID, which provides it 
training, technical and financial assistance.  The program has 
developed a judicial mechanism to provide social, psychological and 
legal assistance to child and adult victims, and was developed on 
the basis of the rights guaranteed to TIP victims in the Palermo 
Protocol.  The program is being carried out in ten Brazilian cities, 
including Manaus, Sao Luis, Fortaleza, Natal, Foz do Iguacu, Rio 
Branco, Recife, Salvador, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, all chosen 
because of their high incidence of trafficking in women and 
children. 
 
Section D 
- - - - - 
 
9.  According to the SNJ, over 20,000 Bolivians have been granted 
legal status in Brazil since the 2005 Brazil/Bolivia Migratory 
Regularization Agreement allowed them to adjust status.  The SNJ 
states that the total number of Bolivians who have benefited is 
around 60,000 because the data do not include dependents. 
 
Section K 
- - - - - 
 
10.  According to the SNJ, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry recently 
(NFI) instructed its embassies and consulates to "map out" a network 
of support and shelter in order to provide partnerships and 
protection trafficking victims overseas. 
 
Section M 
- - - - - 
 
11.  According to the SNJ, a large number of NGOs with broad agendas 
are also involved in combatting trafficking in Brazil, including the 
Palmares Foundation, the "Cry for Life Network" (Rede Grito Pela 
Vida), as well as churches, working jointly with NGOs and the 
government. 
 
- - - - - - 
PREVENTION 
 
BRASILIA 00000348  003 OF 003 
 
 
- - - - - - 
 
(NOTE:  Answers correspond to questions in ref A, para. 27. END 
NOTE) 
 
Section A 
- - - - - 
 
12.  Following up on the successful First Libertas Prize 
competition, organized in 2008, the government plans to conduct a 
Second Libertas Prize competition in 2009. 
 
Section C 
- - - - - 
 
13.  Brazil and Portugal have a Cooperative Agreement for the 
Prevention and Repression of the Illicit Traffic in Immigrants. 
Under the auspices of the agreement, the SNJ and the government of 
Portugal are organizing the Second Luso-Brazilian Seminar on 
Trafficking in Persons and Irregular Immigration, to take place 
March 23 and 24, 2009, in Portugal. 
 
Section E 
- - - - - 
 
14.  The Sentinela victim assistance program has been renamed the 
Service to Confront Violence, Abuse and Sexual Exploitation Against 
Children and Adolescents. 
 
KUBISKE