RIO DE JANEIRO Ecco Jack Sneakers Ireland , May 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's National Justice Secretary Paulo Abrao on Thursday denied that human trafficking cases increase in the country during large events such as the FIFA World Cup, which starts in two weeks.
According to local governmental news agency Agencia Brasil, Abrao said that there are no official data corroborating such theory, and added that not all denouncements made to the police are actually proved to be human trafficking cases.
In a symposium on human trafficking in Rio, Secretary Abrao stressed, though Ecco Collin Shoes Ireland , that the government has been making more campaigns to alert the population against human trafficking and sexual exploration of women and children because of the World Cup.
"We are engaged in the initiatives of the Human Rights Secretariat to create a protective environment, especially when it comes to child abuse in the large events," he said.
The Secretary commented on relatively new manners of human trafficking the police have found out about, such as indigenous citizens being used to distribute drugs and young boys who are attracted by promises of becoming famous soccer players.
Abrao highlighted that the human trafficking crime is still widely underreported in Brazil, as victims are afraid to come forth and tell their stories. He urged them to report the crime so that the police and the justice system can get to traffickers.
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BERLIN, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The conservative union led byGerman sitting Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended itscommanding role in the Bundestag (German parliament) with 32.5percent of the vote Ecco Yucatan Sandals Ireland , falling short of expectations with a9-percentage-point gap compared with the election four yearsago.
The union's main rival, Germany's center-left Social DemocraticParty (SPD) led by former European Parliament president MartinSchulz, also suffered a big setback in Sunday's election.
Meanwhile, the far-right party Alternative fuer Deutschland(AfD) unexpectedly made a historical breakthrough with 13.5 percentof votes, and became the third strongest party in theBundestag.
LOWER BUT MERKEL BELIEVED CDU REACHED ITS GOAL
The lower than expected margin will still offer a decent chancefor Merkel to claim her fourth term as Chancellor.
Senior official of the CDU Volker Kauder told reporters afterthe election that the CDU had reached its expectation in theelection, and Merkel will remain in office as chancellor and willbe granted the mandatory to form the new cabinet.
In a televised speech after the election Ecco Soft 8 Shoes Ireland , Merkel told hersupporters that ""we have clear government mandate, and nogovernment can be formed without us"", admitting that her bloc hadreached strategic goal in election though she had hoped for betterresults.
She also promised to win back voters of AfD with good policies,vowing to fight against illegal immigrants while protectinginterests of legal citizens.
Despite Merkel's bitter victory, Andreas Quebbemann, member ofthe state parliament in Niedersachsen Ecco Intrinsic Shoes Ireland , said he was Verydisappointed with the result.
""We lost so many voters because they dissatisfied with CDU'spolicy, such as the refugee policy. But they switched to AfD notbecause they believed AfD can provide solutions, but an expressionof their dissatisfaction to us,"" Quebbemann told Xinhua.
""As to the coalition cabinet, there is only one option left forCDU -- joint FDP and the Green Party. But we have many differenceswith the Green Party. The coalition is bound to be a difficult one,but I believe the final compromise will be reached. Because this ispolitics Ecco Moc Tie Shoes Ireland ,"" Quebbemann added.
Calling it a historical day because of AfD's breakthrough, DavidMcallister, a CDU senior member and Chairman of the EuropeanParliament Foreign Affairs Committee, told Xinhua that theconservative union has no choice but form a ""Jamaica coalition""(so-called because the parties' colors match those of the Jamaicanflag) with the Greens and liberal FDP.
""Though we have common ground, the three-party coalitiongovernment will meet plenty of challenges, because we havedifferences in the economic Ecco Slip On Shoes Ireland , diplomatic and many other aspects,""said Mcallister.
SPD POCKETS HISTORICAL LOW BUT REFUSES GRAND COALITION
In addition, the union's main rival SPD took just 20 percent ofthe vote and garnered the lowest vote since World War II, accordingto a preliminary exit poll.
For his part, Schulz said the election marked a ""historic crash""for the SPD. But Thomas Oppermana, a senior official of the party Ecco Moc 2.0 Shoes Ireland ,said Schulz will continue to be the president of the party despitethe ""crash"" and led the renovation of the party.
According to local media ARD, Schulz said his party had nointention to form a coalition government with the conservativeunion and ""will go to the opposite"".
He said his party is a ""strong bulwark"" against would-belawmakers from the right-wing AfD.
""We are a strong bulwark against the enemies of democracy thatwe now have in parliament,"" Schulz said in a televisioninterview.
He referred to the AfD's result as ""depressing,"" saying thatwidespread fears about the refugee crisis had fuelled support forthe right-wing party.
""This is a turning point,"" said Schulz. ""It's clear that thedecision to welcome refugees has divided our society. What is agreat act of humanity to some seems threatening to others. Wedidn't manage to convince people that Germany is strong enough toleave no one behind.""
Lisa Price, official of SPD's state commission in Brandenburg Ecco Soft 7 Shoes Ireland ,told Xinhua that refusing the grand coalition (CDUCSU plus SPD) isSPD's victory, because ""SPD will finally have the opportunity toprove itself.""
""Staying out the grand coalition will make SPD more distinctiveand could focus on such issues as the interests of the low-incomegroups as an opposition party,"" she told Xinhua.