The Banco do Brasil, a major financial player in South America, faces scrutiny over its alleged involvement in the 19th-century slave trade. This issue surfaced from a study by Brazilian and American university researchers. The study prompted Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in Rio de Janeiro to investigate the bank’s historical activities. Federal prosecutor Julio […]
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