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Seven of the defendants received prison sentences of between three and nine years for exploiting immigrants in the Alentejo.

The Court of Beja found nine defendants guilty of organising and facilitating the illegal transport of migrants through the Alentejo region, following an investigation into a people‑smuggling network operating in southern Portugal.

The Tribunal de Beja convicted nine people for immigrant trafficking operating in the Alentejo region, according to multiple outlets reporting the court’s decision. Coverage focuses on the criminal sanctions and the disruption of a trafficking network that affected migrants in the area. Migrant communities, NGOs and legal‑aid organisations should monitor sentencing and victim‑support measures; those in the Alentejo region should be alert to follow‑up investigations.
The case involves 30 counts of human trafficking, as well as offences of facilitating illegal immigration, criminal association for facilitating illegal immigration, and money laundering.

The owner and his right‑hand man recruited prostitutes in Brazil, who were given set working hours and fixed rates they were required to charge.

The United States states that there are still gaps in identifying victims, especially among asylum seekers. Additionally, compensation and restitution granted to trafficking victims remain rare.

Those accused of operating a human trafficking network are already on trial. They facilitated the arrival of immigrants in Portugal and kept them in degrading conditions without pay.

The trial of 22 people and 13 companies for alleged exploitation of immigrants in Portugal’s Alentejo region began today at Beja Court, involving crimes such as human trafficking, criminal association, The post Trial begins in Beja of 22 people, 13 companies charged with exploiting immigrants appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Around a hundred immigrants from East Timor were lured with promises of work. Victims lived in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in the area of Cabeça Gorda, in Beja.

The Beja Court will start the trial on Monday for 35 defendants charged with crimes including human trafficking, criminal association, aiding illegal immigration, and money laundering, among others, for the alleged exploitation of immigrants in Alentejo.

Authorities have arrested two individuals at Lisbon Airport for allegedly being involved in human trafficking and assisting illegal immigration activities.
