Brazil, known for its beautiful women has one of the worst records in the world when it comes to child exploitation and sex exploitation.
Sex with girls and boys under 18 is a crime, but anywhere from 250,000 to half a million adolescents, almost all of them poor, sell their bodies.
Sex tourism is blatantly encouraged in Brazil. Hotels and taxis are part of a network that connects prospective clients with women, and often young girls. some sex workers were taking English classes in order to negotiate better. Some taxi drivers, have a menu of girls
A Victim says," Parents even encourage it. "It is not about the age it is about the figure, if they look like a woman, OK, it is time for them to start."
Brazil says it has rolled out an information campaign with pamphlets, and posters in English and Portuguese warning about sex exploitation at airports and ports,
In this World Cup, those who try to protect children are working overtime ,to create a protective environment." Along with the campaign, social working, an innovative system to fight against trafficking is needed for Brazil government", says experts.
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