the workers had lunch in the plantations where they were working. Also, all the food they ate was entered into notebooks and then deducted from their salaries.179 168. The workers were woken up violently at las 3 a.m. by one of the hacienda foremen. They then had to go on foot or by truck to the plantation where they would be working, which was several kilometers from the huts. The working day lasted 12 hours or more, from around 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a half-hour rest for lunch. The workers were divided into groups of approximately 10 people and worked clearing the dense vegetation. When their workday concluded, the workers were collected by truck and returned to the huts. Sundays were their only day of rest.180 169. Because, among other factors, they consumed contaminated water and worked in the rain and with their feet in water, some workers easily fell ill on a regular basis. In particular, the workers suffered from foot fungi, which caused them a lot of pain, to the point that it prevented them from putting on their working boots. However, there were no medical personnel in the hacienda to treat them, and they did not receive visits by doctors from the nearby villages. If the workers who were ill wanted medicines, they had to ask the hacienda foremen to obtain them and the latter bought the medication in the village, deducting the cost from their salaries. As the workers were paid based on the work they did, they had to go to the plantations even though they were ill.181 170. Moreover, to receive a salary, the workers had to meet production goals that were assigned to them by the hacienda foremen; but it was very difficult to achieve these goals and, therefore, they received no payment for their work. 182 171. The workers were also obliged to do their work under the orders and threats of the hacienda foremen. These men carried firearms and watched over them at all times. Also, one of their guards told the presumed victims that he had killed a worker following a discussion 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 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 7566); Affidavit of Francisco de Assis Félix, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folios 7571 and 7572), and Report of March 31, 2000, on the inspection of Hacienda Brasil Verde (evidence file, folio 9574). 179 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 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 Report of March 31, 2000, on the inspection of Hacienda Brasil Verde (evidence file, folio 9573). 180 181 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 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), and Affidavit of Francisco de Assis Félix, dated May 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 7571). 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 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 7571), and Report of March 31, 2000, on the inspection of Hacienda Brasil Verde (evidence file, folio 9573). 182 41