Vale and TÜV SÜD officials arrested after the break-up of a dam leave MG prison | Minas Gerais

Last Saturday (2), the engineers of TÜV SÜD, André Ybaduda and Makoto Mamba, and Vale Cesar employees Augusto Paulino Grandchamp (geologist), Ricardo de Oliveira (environmental manager) and Rodrigo Artur Gomes de Melo (executive director of Vale's Paraopeba complex) saw his release request dismissed by the Minas Gerais court. They then appealed to STJ, who released them on Tuesday (5).

On the day of the arrest, Vale said in a statement that he "is cooperating fully with the authorities" and will continue to "contribute to the investigation of the facts, as well as". to provide unconditional support to affected families ". Also noteworthy, TÜV SÜD Brasil, head of dam safety badysis, said that he "will not comment at this time and provides all the information requested by the authorities".

E-mails exchanged between Vale professionals and two structural security companies identified by the federal police indicate that the miner had already noticed problems in the data of the sensor responsible for monitoring the dam, two days before the break. TV Globo had access to the testimonies of André Jum Ybaduda and Makoto Namba, engineers of the German company TÜV SÜD and responsible for the reports on the stability of the dam. In a statement, Namba said he felt compelled to sign the statement attesting to the stability of the structure.

To date, 150 deaths have been confirmed in the Brumadinho tragedy. Another 182 people are still missing.