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Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions

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74% Informative

Brazil authorities halt construction of factory for Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD .

More than 160 workers rescued from 'degrading' conditions in Bahia state of Bahia .

Workers were made to sleep on beds without mattresses, prosecutors say.

They also had their passports and salaries withheld by building firm Jinjiang Construction Brazil .

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75

Informative language

74

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50

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semi-formal

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English

Language complexity

52

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not offensive

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short-lived

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1

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