Five people arrested for the tragedy of the Brazilian dam | Chronic

The number of deaths is increasing every day and the number of missing people suggests a tragedy of incalculable dimensions. Meanwhile, five people have been arrested for irregularities in the control of the Vale mine dam destroyed in Minas Gerais.

The judicial authorities said that it was two engineers, who did not work directly with the company, and three direct employees of the company. All are accused of having modified technical documents to control the safety of the dam. For this reason, they will remain behind bars for 30 days, during which time they will pursue investigations that attempt to verify the suspicions of fraud mentioned in the reports.

In addition to the arrest warrants issued by the regional judge of Minas Gerais, seven searches were also carried out in companies engaged by Vale and in residences of persons related to the mining company. The intention is to research the technical documentation of the signatures that certify the safety of the dam, to corroborate if these reports were modified.

On the other hand, they continued the search of the victims of the avalanche of mud and waste at the origin of the dismantling of the dam Córrego do Feijão. According to official data, there were up to 84 dead and 276 missing until yesterday. The hopes of finding them alive diminish with each pbading minute.

Rescuers also participate in the special team sent by Israel, which brought state-of-the-art equipment for cellular mapping, as well as sonar, satellite-linked drones and instruments capable of locating people alive in the world. 30 meters deep.