Women are rescued in operation against sexual exploitation The majority of women rescued last week from conditions similar to slavery in sexual exploitation establishments in Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte, are from Ceará. According to the police, the victims were forced to fulfill several goals, such as consuming 40 doses of alcoholic beverages per week and performing 20 sexual programs per day. In total, 22 women were rescued during an operation investigating human trafficking and the interstate activities of a criminal organization in the Northeast. The action took place last Wednesday (10) and the data was consolidated this Tuesday (16) by the Labor Tax Audit. READ ALSO: More than 20 women are rescued in operation against human trafficking Man arrested on suspicion of killing public servant in CE An operation rescued women from a group suspected of sexual exploitation in cities in Paraíba and Pernambuco. The action began after a complaint made by the Guarabira Women's Police Station, in Agreste da Paraíba. Most of the victims are from Ceará and, according to the investigation, they were lured because they were in a vulnerable situation. Women from Ceará rescued from sex trafficking were forced to do 20 programs a day, according to investigation Reproduction Of the 22 women rescued, 18 were in cities in Paraíba, where most of the group's operations were concentrated. Another four were found in Goiana, in Pernambuco. According to the investigation, the places where the women were were run by the same woman and her relatives. She is suspected of heading a sexual exploitation ring. Operation Operation investigates sex trafficking. Reproduction/Labor Tax Audit Operation Donos da Noite investigates the activities of an interstate human trafficking group, with links between Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. According to investigations, control of the victims was maintained through debts imposed by the group. Women were forced to meet goals, such as consuming 40 doses of alcohol per week and performing 20 sexual programs per day. The Public Ministry of Labor reported that the victims could not leave the properties without authorization. Furthermore, they were subjected to relentless work and degrading conditions. "The victims worked and lived in the same nuisance. It was a room without a window, without natural ventilation, with moldy walls, a bad smell, sheets in poor condition, without cabinets, they kept all their belongings on the floor. They only received two meals a day and could only leave the establishment with the permission of the explorers and accompanied by someone from the house", details Tatiana Bivar Simonetti, the work attorney. According to Tatiana, the victims worked 12 or more hours a day, without rest breaks, making it an exhausting day. Labor inspectors ordered the immediate end of the irregularities found. They also ordered the payment of labor compensation and guarantee assistance so that the victims can return to their hometowns. The suspects may face charges of slave labor, exploitation of a house of prostitution and ruffianism, a crime that consists of taking financial advantage of another person's prostitution. Women from Ceará rescued from sex trafficking were forced to do 20 programs a day, according to investigation Disclosure Operation Donos da Noite investigated a network of sexual exploitation in Goiana, in the Zona da Mata Norte of Pernambuco, and cities in PB and RN MTE/Disclosure Watch the most viewed videos from Ceará: