Regardless of the company’s biases about what slavery means, once they decide to operate in another country, those biases do not apply. That’s called legal compliance. They can say whatever they want, but in the end it comes down to a simple question: is that legal in Brazil?

It is the same, sorry. When you hire a third party to build or expand your business, you’re accountable for what happens under your nose. Simply pointing fingers to outsourced work as if it were beyond one’s control does not cut here. If you wish to operate in Brazil, you must comply with local legislation. And stating that some companies break the law is the same as saying that some people are turning a blind eye to the legislation, too. BYD management must choose which side of the legal fence they want to be. Cheers!