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"We can not say that the dismantling of the dams is neither expected nor expected: despite the complaints, Vale has only continued its mining activities and increased its profits," denounced the intentional articulation of people affected and achieved by It is worth making a statement after the rupture of a series of dams containing mineral waste in the locality of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais. The organization demanded that the Brazilian state "badume its responsibilities" during the second environmental disaster in the region in just three years and urged "to promote the control of all the country's dams in order to prevent further disruptions and tragedies ".

The text of international articulation against the mining company – the world's largest exporter of iron – inevitably recalls the disaster that occurred in November 2015, when the Fundão dam was ceded and that it is clbadified as "other crimes involving the Vale mining company, "with 19 dead, thousands of people affected in the Doce River basin," who are suffering to this day and that Vale SA has not compensated nor acknowledged their right as persons affected. "

There were 55 million cubic meters of mining waste – with high levels of heavy metals – which were dumped in 2015 on the Rio Doce, while in this new disaster it is estimated that 100 million cubic meters could reach with "toxic material at the Paraopeba River, tributary of San Francisco", the most important river of the region. "The whole dimension of this disaster can not be determined yet," says the statement entitled "Deadly Link".

The polluted Rio Doce gave the original name to Vale. In 1942, under the presidency of Getulio Vargas, the company was created under the name Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and began operating under state control in the iron quadrangle region of Minas Girais. He quickly became the world's largest exporter of iron, built his own port and began to diversify to the rest of the country. In 1997, under the chairmanship of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the company was privatized and began expanding around the world.

In addition to pointing out that today's disaster was a predictable thing, the international articulation of the people affected by the multinational underscores the responsibility of the state in its control tasks. "The Brazilian state is also responsible for the human rights violations of those affected by the dismantling of dams," he said.

"The authorization to operate mining waste dams, banned in several countries, the non-control of their facilities and the non-liability of mining companies for the damage caused, represent a real omission of the Brazilian authorities, which allow violations are repeated, "says the organization and recalls that Vale" has still not been properly blamed and the people affected continue to fight for access to justice ".

"It is urgent that the authorities of the Brazilian state badume their responsibilities and initiate a prompt, impartial and effective investigation so that this type of case does not happen again," they demanded.