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Brazilian labour prosecutors have initiated legal action against Chinese carmaker BYD, accusing the company and its contractors of human trafficking.

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The labour prosecutors' office in Bahia state are seeking 257 million Brazilian reais ($45.5m; £33.7m) in damages from BYD and two contractors.

Brazilian labor prosecutors filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Chinese carmaker BYD 002594.SZ, holding it responsible for human trafficking and “slavery-like conditions” for workers building a factory in its biggest market outside China.

Brazilian labor prosecutors are suing Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co. and two contractors over allegations of slave labor and human trafficking at the construction site of a manufacuturing plant.

Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in ‘slavery-like conditions’.

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Brazilian prosecutors said Tuesday they are suing Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD and two of its contractors over allegations of using workers in slave-like labor conditions and engaging in international human trafficking. The labor prosecutors' office in Bahia state said in a statement that they are seeking 257 million Brazilian reais ($50 million) in damages from BYD, China JinJiang Construction Brazil and Tecmonta Equipamentos Inteligentes. The lawsuit stems from an investigation that led to the rescue last year of 220 Chinese workers from the construction site of BYD’s new factory in the city of Camaçari.

China’s electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD Co. has ignited a fresh wave of competition in the world’s largest auto market by slashing prices by up to 34% on 22 electric and plug-in hybrid models.