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The judge who ordered the arrest of five suspects responsible for the rupture of the Vale dam in Brumadinho, in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, said that "there was way of avoid tragedy ". The statement appears in the arrest warrant issued by the police this morning (29), in Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
The mudslide that swept the city Friday killed at least 65 dead and 288 missing, according to the latest report from the Civil Defense.
They were temporarily arrested for 30 days:
- André Ybaduda – engineer of TÜV SÜD, who served for Vale, prisoner at SP;
- Makoto Namba – TÜV SÜD engineer, who
- Ricardo de Oliveira – responsible for Vale's southeast corridor, imprisoned at MG
- Cesar Augusto Paulino Grandchamp – geologist Vale, arrested in MG
- Rodrigo Artur Gomes of Melo – director of the Paraopeba da Vale complex, prisoner in MG
The five men were taken to Nelson Hungria penitentiary, in the metropolitan area of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Judge Perla Saliba Brito states that geologist Grandchamp and engineers Ybaduda and Namba "have endorsed Vale's recent declarations of stability of dams", indicating that such structures were in compliance with current safety standards, which the tragedy
Regarding the directors of Vale detained, Oliveira and Melo, the magistrate stated that they "are directly responsible for the issuance of licenses and the regular operation of dam structures, giving them effective control of the dams that were broken ""
Prisoners are needed because there are clues of their perpetrator or their involvement in crimes against the environment, to lies ideological and homicide. "Another goal, she says, is to help investigators discover the links that bind them together.
The magistrate also determined the seizure of prisoners' mobile phones, as there could be "documents relating to the license and the operation of the mining complex, as well as most of the ongoing conversations is given through social networking applications ".
"It should be noted that experts say that there are sensors capable of detecting in advance the signs of breakage by soil moisture, to measure the volumetric content of the 39 water on the floor and allow technicians to badess the extra pressure caused by the net weight, "adds Pearl in the warrant.
G1 was unable to contact the prisoners' defense.
In a note issued after the arrest of engineers, Vale stated that "it is cooperating fully with the authorities". The mining company added that "it will continue to contribute to investigations to uncover the facts, as well as to provide unconditional support to affected families."
Firefighters and brigadists work on searches for 2 buses during the 5 days of searching for victims in Brumadinho – Photo: Fábio Barros / Agência F8 / Estadão Contents
Also by note, TÜV SÜD Brasil , responsible for the badysis of dam safety, said "that he will not comment at the moment and provides all the information requested by the dam."
TÜV SÜD Brazil has also reported "deeply regret the rupture of dam I of the mine of Córrego do Feijão". According to the company, two evaluations of the dam were made at Vale's request: "a periodic safety review of the dam (June 2018) and a regular safety inspection of the dam (September 2018)".
BREAKAGE OF MOISTURE IN BRUMADINHO
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