Luckas Viana and Phelipe Ferreira, Brazilians, 31 and 26, were rescued from human trafficking in Mianmar, Southeast Asia, according to the newspaper information The globewho talked to the father of one of the victims and others nearby.
The Paulistanos, who had already worked abroad in casinos in Thailand, were attracted by criminals with promises of job openings. Luckas lost contact with his family in October and Phelipe in November.
Under precarious conditions and torture, Brazilians were forced to apply virtual blows to people around the world. Phelipe was also the victim of threats of organ removal, according to reports.
The rescue occurred with the help of an international NGO specializing in human trafficking, according to The globe.
Myanmar had lived a coup d’état four years ago. According to Edge of newsfrom the United Nations, today 20 million people, more than a third of the Burmese population, need humanitarian aid.
The country, led by the military junta, is experiencing a “abyss of conflicts, violence and misery,” according to the UN Human Rights Office.
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Taking advantage of the absence of public order in the country, groups of criminals, between gangs and militias, dominate regions of Myanmar and set up large clandestine operations, such as the complex under precarious conditions that has imprisoned Brazilians for months.
