The system of slavery employed by the Portuguese in Brazil instituted a) Commodity slavery that was harsher, intercontinental, and e) Descent–based slavery (hereditary).
Before the Portuguese introduced transatlantic slavery in Brazil, there was forced labor of Natives and debt bondage as slavery forms.
However, when the Portuguese extended slavery to West Africa based on the growing demand from Spanish and English plantations, the trading of enslaved people grew, and the enslaved people became commodities.
As commodities, they were not treated well. They also passed on their social and economic status to their descendants, making them perpetual enslaved persons.
Thus, the true statements about the system of slavery employed by the Portuguese in Brazil included Options A and E.
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a) Commodity slavery
b) Limited slavery
c) Forced labor
d) Debt bondage
e) Descent–based slavery
