Bahia Provincial Law no. 14 created capatazias to organize and supervise the urban ganho system. Enslaved workers hired out by the day or task carried goods, sold food, and performed services; many delivered a set sum to an enslaver and kept any remainder. The system gave workers room to build networks and sometimes accumulate savings, while licensing and supervision placed their movement under municipal and police scrutiny.
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What was the ganho system?
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Enslaved workers hired out by task or day and often had to remit earnings to enslavers.
Some enslaved ganho workers hired out their labor and remitted earnings to enslavers.
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Workers often paid a required sum and could retain or save anything beyond it, depending on circumstances.