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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/48bec7e52876f2d2 https://verfassungsblog.de/volkswagen-brazil-slave-labor/ Volkswagen, Oxen, Timber, and Slave Labour in Brazil - The Hidden Truth of the Dictatorship Pamplona, Danielle Anne Rank, Hartmut eng 2025-09-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Brasilien Brazil Brazil Courts Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights | Vereinte Nationen UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Volkswagen Volkswagen AG | Wolfsburg business and human rights slave labour Brasilien Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights | Vereinte Nationen Volkswagen AG | Wolfsburg Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Last week, a Brazilian Court ordered Volkswagen to pay the historic sum of US$ 30 million for collective moral damages for slave labour in the Amazon during Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964-1985). The judgment contains numerous significant findings that will serve as important references for future cases involving serious corporate human rights violations. In this piece, however, we focus on its reliance on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which not only impose due diligence obligations on Volkswagen but also play a key role in strengthening collective memory.