Brazil's labor ministry added the Chinese electric vehicle company BYD to a blacklist of employers accused of severe labor abuses. This action restricts the company's access to state funding and increases its reputational risk in a major international market.

Brazil’s labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China. The Ministry of Labour and Employment published the updated Cadastro de Empregadores, commonly known as the “dirty list”, adding 169 employers in the latest semi-annual revision. BYD Auto do Brasil Ltda. was...