the hacienda.122 There was no record of the names of the workers who did not have their work permits, or of those who were sent back to their place of origin. Actions in 1994 139. On April 25, 1994, the Assistant Prosecutor General of the Republic sent a letter to the Comissão Pastoral da Terra attaching a report dated March 29, 1994, on the visits made to Hacienda Brasil Verde in 1989 and 1993.123 140. The report indicated that the actions of the Federal Police during the 1989 visit to Hacienda Brasil Verde had been insufficient because they had not taken note of the statements made by the workers and had failed to draw up a list with their name and personal details. Furthermore, they had not taken a statement from the manager of the hacienda, and had not asked to see the work contracts. In addition, they had taken no steps to look for the adolescents who had disappeared, and had not searched for weapons in the hacienda or verified the prices of the products in the store.124 141. The report added that the failure to pay wages, the flight of the gato while the visit was underway, and the dispute regarding the escape or abandonment of their work by the workers justified the opening of a police investigation into a possible unlawful labor practice and reduction to a condition similar to that of slavery. Nevertheless, it underscored that most of the offenses had already prescribed; and, regarding the offense related to conditions analogous that of a slave which had not yet prescribed, it was not feasible to prove its existence since more than five years had passed since the facts had occurred. Lastly, it emphasized that, regarding the 1993 inspection, the practice of slave labor had not been identified; however, the practice of illegal recruitment and violation of labor rights had been found.125 The 1996 visit to Hacienda Brasil Verde 142. On November 29, 1996, the Ministry of Labor’s Mobile Group conducted an inspection of Hacienda Brasil Verde, during which it determined the existence of irregularities consisting in the absence of worker records and, in general, conditions contrary to labor laws.126 At the time of the inspection, 78 workers were active there, and 34 work permits (CTPs) were issued.127 The 1997 visit to Hacienda Brasil Verde 143. On March 10, 1997, José da Costa Oliveira and José Ferreira dos Santos made a statement before the Pará Federal Police Department, Marabá Delegation, in which they stated that they had worked in and escaped from Hacienda Brasil Verde.128 In this regard, José da Costa Oliveira stated that gato Raimundo had hired him to work in the hacienda and, when he arrived, he already owed money for his accommodation and the work tools that 122 Communication No. 370/93 of the Regional Labor Delegation of Pará of August 2, 1993 (evidence file, folio 7494). Communication No. 006 of the Assistant Prosecutor General of the Republic of April 25, 1994 (evidence file, folio 566). 123 124 Report of March 29, 1994 (evidence file, folio 568). 125 Report of March 29, 1994 (evidence file, folios 568 and 569). 126 Record of inspection of November 29, 1996 (evidence file, folio 7523). 127 Record of inspection of November 29, 1996 (evidence file, folio 7523). Statement by José da Costa Oliveira and José Ferreira dos Santos of March 10, 1997 (evidence file, folios 845 to 847). 128 34