He also offered them transportation, food and accommodation during their time in the hacienda. 165. In order to reach Hacienda Brasil Verde, the recruited workers had to travel for approximately three days by bus, train and truck. Regarding the train journey, the presumed victims described how the trip caused them great suffering because they were placed in wagons without seats that were unsuitable for transporting people. They also declared that the truck was used to transport animals, and that they had to share the space with them, and felt profoundly humiliated. In addition, the workers had to spend a night in a hotel in Xinguara and incurred debts in this regard.175 166. When the workers reached Hacienda Brasil Verde they handed over their work permits to the manager known as “Toninho,” and the cards were never returned to them. Also, the manager obliged them to sign blank documents. The state was aware of this practice from previous inspections.176 On reaching the hacienda, the workers realized that nothing they had been offered was true.177 Regarding their accommodation, the workers slept in wooden huts without electricity, beds or cupboards. The walls were made of irregular planks and the roof of canvas, which meant that the workers got wet when it rained. Dozens of workers slept in the huts in hammocks or on nets. The condition of the toilets and the showers was execrable; outside the hut among the vegetation, without walls or a roof. Moreover, since the sanitary facilities were so dirty, some workers preferred to relieve themselves in the vegetation and bathe in a stream, or not bathe at all.178 167. In addition, the food that the workers received was insufficient, repetitive and of poor quality. The meals were prepared by the hacienda cook in a rundown place and in the open air. The water they consumed came from a small waterfall among the vegetation, and was stored in inadequate recipients and distributed in communal bottles. During the working day, Cf. Statement by Marcos Antônio Lima, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Francisco Fabiano Leandro, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Rogerio Félix da Silva, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Francisco das Chagas Bastos Souza, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Antônio Francisco da Silva, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by José Batista Gonçalves Afonso, CPT Regional Coordinator, on the situation of Antônio Francisco da Silva and Gonçalo Luiz Furtado, provided on March 8, 2000 (evidence file, folio 1038); affidavit of Francisco de Assis Félix, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 7570), and statement by Vanilson Rodrigues Fernandes, Labor Prosecutor, before the Marabá Court regarding the 1997 inspection (evidence file, folio 4787). 175 176 Cf. Communication PRT 8ª 2357/2001, of June 21, 2001, folio 9573. Cf. Statement by Marcos Antônio Lima, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Rogerio Félix da Silva, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Francisco das Chagas Bastos Souza, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Antônio Francisco da Silva, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by José Batista Gonçalves Afonso, CPT Regional Coordinator, on the situation of Antônio Francisco da Silva and Gonçalo Luiz Furtado, provided on March 8, 2000 (evidence file, folio 1038); affidavit of Antônio Fernandes da Costa, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 7565); Affidavit of Francisco de Assis Félix, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 7570); Report of March 31, 2000, on the inspection of Hacienda Brasil Verde (evidence file, folios 9573 and 9574), and public civil action filed by the Ministry of Labor against João Luiz Quagliato – Hacienda Brasil Verde, on May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 1049). 177 Cf. Statement by Marcos Antônio Lima, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Francisco Fabiano Leandro, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Rogerio Félix da Silva, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Francisco das Chagas Bastos Souza, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; statement by Antônio Francisco da Silva, received during the on-site procedure carried out on June 6, 2016; affidavit of Antônio Fernandes da Costa, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 7566); Affidavit of Francisco de Assis Félix, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 7570), and Report of March 31, 2000, on the inspection of Hacienda Brasil Verde (evidence file, folio 9574). 178 40