Abstract:
This article aims to analyze work analogous to slavery in contemporary times,
thinking about historical aspects and concepts elaborated on the subject. To do so, it
starts from the plurality of definitions on the subject and seeks to understand
contemporary slavery in the countryside, considering the social function of property,
presenting the relevant legislation, as well as thinking about expropriation as a
sanction, in particular, in properties that although productive, they are not socially
useful. The methodology used was bibliographical research, from which it became
evident that political, social and power relations delimit the numerous and divergent
concepts on the subject, which implies non-punishability and lack of protection for
victims of this crime. In addition, when we think about slave-like work in the countryside, we necessarily focus on the social function of property and its
requirements, requirements that, when not complied with, legitimize and attract the
sanction of expropriation, even on productive properties, since when they exploit
slave labor produce illicitly and cannot be considered socially useful.
