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Contemporary slavery, Amazon rainforest, Estrela da Alagoas Estate, State: Pará, Brazil. Man found imprisoned inside estate by GERTRAF waiting to be photographed and having the photograph pasted into the first work permit he had ever had in his live. The GERTRAF - Special Group for the Repression of Forced Labour (Grupo Especial de Repressão ao Trabalho Forçado) is made up of mobile groups that work in different regions of the country, investigating accusations of work conditions close to slavery on farms, charcoal works, plantations and sugar mills.  They are officials of the Ministry of Labour and they have support from the Federal Police.