“The disaster here was considerably more devastating than in Brumadinho, with areas affected stretching over 500 km.
Minas Gerais court authorities on Wednesday (Mar. 13) ruled the arrest of 11 employees of mining giant Vale and two of subcontractor Tüv Süd, investigated as part of the probe into the rupture of the tailings dam in Brumadinho.
The level of copper in the Paraopeba river is up to 600 times the amount allowed in rivers used for human consumption, irrigation for food production, fishing, and leisure activities.
One month after the tragedy caused by the rupture of Vale’s Dam 1 in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, search efforts are still trying to locate 134 missing people. Search operations are estimate to last some three to four months after the collapse, firefighters reported.
Eight employees of mining giant Vale were temporarily arrested today (Feb 15) as part of an operation launched by prosecutors in Minas Gerais state, backed by civil and military police in Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro.
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