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Brazilian Police Detain 5 People Over Brumadinho Dam Collapse - Reports
Brazilian Police Detain 5 People Over Brumadinho Dam Collapse - Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The police of Brazil have detained five people over the deadly collapse of Brumadinho tailings dam in the state of Minas Gerais, Globo... 29.01.2019, Sputnik International
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Brazilian Police Detain 5 People Over Brumadinho Dam Collapse - Reports
11:06 GMT 29.01.2019 (Updated: 08:46 GMT 14.02.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The police of Brazil have detained five people over the deadly collapse of Brumadinho tailings dam in the state of Minas Gerais, Globo broadcaster reported Tuesday.
According to Globo, two engineers working for Vale's contractor were detained in Sao Paulo and three staff members responsible for licensing the dam were detained in Minas Gerais.
Earlier, local media reported that a court in the southwestern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais had frozen 5 billion reals ($1.3 billion) in Vale's bank accounts.
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Nearly 60 people were found dead and over 300 remained missing after the dam, owned by Brazilian mining corporation Vale, burst last Friday triggering heavy floods of red iron ore waste.