在巴西福塔雷萨市，62 岁的 Maria 在被同一家庭的三代成员奴役了 55 年之后终于获得了解救 [1]。Maria 自 7 岁起便被迫从事无偿劳动，期间从未领取过工资或享有休假权利，且长期处于与世隔绝的状态 [1]。
解救行动由巴西劳动检察院发起，施暴方为 Brasil 家族三代人，成员身份包括退休夫妇、律师及公务员、以及兽医和公务员等 [1]。针对此次事件，该雇主家庭同意赔偿 Maria 一套价值约 30,000 美元的全配公寓及 1,000 美元的现金补偿 [1]。此外，调查还发现雇主长期非法侵占了 Maria 每月通过"Bolsa Família"反贫困计划获得的约 115 美元资金 [1]。
尽管获得了赔偿协议并同意让受害者暂时留在其家中等待进一步安置，但巴西消除奴隶劳动全国协调员 Luciano Aragão Santos 指出，Maria 因极度依赖施暴者且缺乏社会支持网络，突然脱离原有环境可能会对其造成更大的伤害 [1]。对此，Brasil 家族通过律师事务所否认了奴役指控，声称双方实际上存在长期的共同生活、相互照顾及情感关系 [1]。
Maria, a 62-year-old woman from Fortaleza, Brazil, was rescued after being enslaved for 55 years by three generations of the same family [1]. The victim began her forced unpaid labor at age seven and remained isolated without wages or holidays throughout that period [1]. She is currently under the protection of Brazil's Labor Public Prosecutor's Office following her rescue [1].
The perpetrators are members of the Brasil family, spanning three generations including a retired couple, an attorney and civil servant, and a veterinarian and civil servant [1]. The employer has agreed to compensate Maria with a fully furnished apartment valued at $30,000 plus $10,000 in cash [1]. However, investigators note that the victim's monthly funds from Brazil's anti-poverty Bolsa Família program were illegally seized by her enslavers for approximately 55 years [1].
Despite the agreement on compensation and rescue, Maria remains at her former employer's home temporarily due to extreme dependence and a lack of social support networks [1]. Luciano Aragão Santos, national coordinator for the abolition of slave labor in Brazil, stated that sudden removal from this environment could cause greater harm given her long-term isolation [1]. The Brasil family has denied these allegations through their law firm, claiming instead that there was a history of cohabitation, care, and emotional bonds between the parties involved [1].