the area and it had not been possible to find another; (iv) the workers indicated that they wanted a better salary, but they had accepted the work because they had not found any other work that paid more. The workers indicated that they were free to leave the hacienda.113 135. The report indicated that no signs of slave labor had been observed in Hacienda Brasil Verde, but it corroborated the existence of low wages and labor law violations, following interviews with 51 workers. The report also underlined that the workers had advised that lron Canuto and Luis Ferreira da Cruz had escaped from Hacienda Belém and indicated that it was normal that workers would flee owing to the debts they contracted in Hacienda Brasil Verde.114 There is no record in the file that a list was drawn up with the names of the workers who were on the property at the time of the visit. The report and actions in 1992 136. On March 18, 1992, the Comissão Pastoral da Terra sent a letter to the Prosecutor General of the Republic (hereinafter “the Prosecutor General”), forwarding him the reports filed before the Federal Police in December 1988 and before the Ombudsman’s Office in January 1989 concerning slave labor in Hacienda Brasil Verde, and the disappearance of lron Canuto and Luis Ferreira da Cruz.115 137. This report was acknowledged officially on April 22, 1992, and the Prosecutor General opened an administrative proceeding.116 On June 4, 1992, he requested the Federal Police Department to provide relevant information117 and on September 22 that year he repeated this request.118 On December 7, 1992, the Central Coordination Department of the Federal Police answered the request and provided information on the procedures conducted in Hacienda Brasil Verde in 1989.119 The Federal Police Department advised that it had not verified the presence of slave labor and that the investigation was being supervised by the Superintendence of the state of Pará, with nothing new of any significance at that time to report.120 The visit to Hacienda Brasil Verde and the actions taken in 1993 138. On August 2, 1993, the Regional Labor Delegation (hereinafter “the DRT”) of the state of Pará advised the Prosecutor General that, between June 26 and July 3, 1993, it had conducted inspection visits to several haciendas, including Hacienda Brasil Verde, with four federal police agents.121 The DRT indicated that the practice of slavery had not been identified, but 49 workers had been found without their work records or work permits (CTPs). It also indicated that, during the procedure, it had ordered the return to their place of origin of several workers who had been hired irregularly and who had indicated their wish to leave 113 Federal Police Agent’s report of February 24, 1989 (evidence file, folio 7439). 114 Federal Police Agent’s report of February 24, 1989 (evidence file, folio 7439). Communication sent to the Assistant Prosecutor General of the Republic dated March 18, 1992 (evidence file, folio 7471). 115 116 Communication No. 706 of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of June 4, 1992 (evidence file, folio 7473). 117 Communication No. 707 of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of June 4, 1992 (evidence file, folio 7474). Communication No. 1556 of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of September 22, 1992 (evidence file, folio 7476). 118 Communication No. 096/92 of the Central Coordination Department of the Federal Police of December 7, 1992 (evidence file, folio 7478). 119 Communication No. 096/92 of the Central Coordination Department of the Federal Police of December 7, 1992 (evidence file, folio 7479). 120 121 Communication No. 370/93 of the Regional Labor Delegation of Pará of August 2, 1993 (evidence file, folio 7494). 33