On 15 October 2019, five Brazilians affected by the Brumadinho dam failure in January 2019, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Misereor filed a law infringement complaint against TÜV SÜD as well as a criminal complaint against a TÜV SÜD employee with the public prosecutor in Munich. Four months prior to the deadly dam collapse, TÜV SÜD had confirmed the dam’s safety when its Brazilian subsidiary issued a stability declaration. TÜV SÜD and the manager declined broadcaster ARD's request for a comment on the allegations - with reference to the ongoing investigations.