Good morning! Here’s what you need to know today in Brazil. A Senate investigation committee recommended indictments for the Brumadinho dam collapse. Despite concessions, lawmakers haven’t agreed on the pension reform report. Brazil tries a deal with the UK before Brexit. And a new airline to fly in Brazil. Enjoy your read!
Senate recommends 14 indictments for Brumadinho disaster
A Senate investigation committee (CPI) on the Brumadinho dam collapse approved its final report. Lawmakers recommended Vale (the owner of the dam) and German consultancy Tüd Süv (which attested to the dam’s safety, despite glaring structural issues) be liable for the disaster, as well as 14 individuals—including Vale’s former CEO.
On January 25, 2019, a dam collapsed in the town of Brumadinho, spilling billions of liters of mud—which killed 246 people and left 24 missing. Over 133 hectares of Atlantic Forest were covered in a wave of sludge, which has since reached the São Francisco River—the waterway responsible for 70% of available fresh water in the Northeast, the most arid region in the country.
Vale avoided major consequences following the 2015...