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Brazil's Caixa Econômica Federal Investigates Savings Accounts of Enslaved People

Brazil's Ministry of Public Prosecution is investigating Caixa Econômica Federal for lost savings of enslaved people. Historians are uncovering accounts like Ambrozio's, who saved for freedom, and Lidia's, whose money remained in the bank after abolition, highlighting historical inequality and demands for reparations.