The hidden suffering behind the Brazilian coffee that jump-starts American mornings
TANHACU, Brazil – When police rescued Abelar Rebouças from a coffee plantation in southern Brazil, he was bone thin. The 51-year-old worked long days for a month in the hot sun, hauling 15-gallon bags of coffee beans. His drinking water came from a ditch near a septic tank, according to government reports. When his employer refused to pay his salary for a month, he said, he was forced to live off papayas and rice.”It was a difficult life that I don’t wish on anyone,” […]
