The Federal Attorney General's Office asserts that the absence of the Sedimentary Area Environmental Assessment document should not hinder the licensing process.
The motion was submitted to a federal court in Brasília and cites the ransacking of government buildings. Fifty-four 54 individuals, three companies, an association, and a trade union are targeted.
The collapse of the dam in the Córrego do Feijão, in Brumadinho, released some 12 million cubic meters of ore waste. At least 270 people died. There are also 11 locals missing.
Brazil’s Attorney-General’s Office (AGU) and the Comptroller-General’s Office (CGU) signed a leniency deal with construction giant Odebrecht for the embezzlement of funds from the federal government as well as state-controlled companies Monday (Jul. 9).
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