Episode 9: Leonardo Sakamoto Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

Leonardo Sakamoto is a Brazilian journalist with an unwavering commitment to the protection of fundamental freedoms in Brazil. In 2001, he established Repórter Brasil, an NGO dedicated to monitoring and combating forced labor in Brazil. In this Episode, Leonardo discusses Brazil’s current system to fight contemporary slavery, and the challenges they face protecting it; slavery in the Brazilian Amazons and the linkage with other issues like environmental destruction, human rights and crime; and the need for an international treaty that tackles contemporary slavery in supply chains on a global scale.