Police in Spain have busted a ring engaged in sexually exploiting men recruited from Brazil and forced to work round the clock under death threats.

A total of 64 men and a few transvestites were brought to Spain from Brazil's Maranhao state. Some of the men, aged 22 to 29, knew they were coming as prostitutes, while the rest had no idea what was in store for them. They thought they were getting jobs as dancers or models, police said on Tuesday.