Minas Gerais state prosecutors sustain that Tüv Süd is to be held jointly responsible for the tragedy. The report indicates collusion between Vale and Tüv Süd. Both companies have been accused of assuming collapsing risks while having knowledge of the dam’s critical conditions, and not sharing share the data with the authorities or society.
“Not a single group of people affected—field and laundry workers, artisans, fisherpeople, small business owners—was fully compensated. The environment has also not been fully recovered", according to prosecutor and task force coordinator Silmara Goulart.
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.
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