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Brazil blacklists BYD for slave labour conditions at its biggest plant outside China

South China Morning Post, Published on 08/04/2026

» RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China.