Overview

• The suit names China JinJiang Construction Brazil and Tecmonta Equipamentos Inteligentes alongside BYD and seeks 257 million reais in damages
• Prosecutors trace the case to a December operation that rescued 220 Chinese workers from a Camaçari construction site
• Investigators describe camps with few gender-neutral toilets, beds without mattresses and passports held by employers
• Authorities allege workers were recruited under false pretenses with mismatched visas and suffered withheld wages and high exit fees
• BYD has rejected the allegations as a smear campaign against Chinese companies and vows to contest the lawsuit in court