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Article

21 Jan 2020

Author:
Al Jazeera

Brazil charges ex-Vale CEO with homicide for dam disaster

…Brazilian state prosecutors on Tuesday charged Fabio Schvartsman, the former chief executive of mining giant Vale SA, and 15 other people with homicide for a dam disaster last year that killed more than 250 people…

In addition to homicide charges, Vale and TUV SUD, the German company responsible for inspecting the dam, were charged with environmental crimes. The 16 individuals charged had worked for Vale or TUV SUD…

The charges, which were presented nearly a year after the collapse of a Vale dam in the state of Minas Gerais, represent a major step forward in Brazilian authorities' attempt to hold individuals criminally responsible for the disaster…

Andressa de Oliveira Lanchotti, a state prosecutor, told Reuters at the time that Vale and TUV SUD employees knew the dam was at risk of collapsing and failed to act. She said state prosecutors believed TUV SUD had a significant interest in signing off on the dam's security, particularly after Vale had fired a different inspection firm that declined to do so…

In a statement, TUV SUD said it "continues to be deeply saddened by the tragic collapse of the dam in Brumadinho," adding that the company's thoughts "are with the victims and their families."

"We continue offering our cooperation to authorities in Brazil and Germany regarding ongoing investigations”…

Part of the following timelines

Brazil: Former Vale CEO charged with homicide for dam collapse, as TUV SUD is charged with environmental crimes

TÜV SÜD & Vale criminal lawsuit (re Brumadinho dam collapse, filed in Brazil)

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