Brazil prosecutors charge 16 people with murder in dam collapse that killed 270
(The Guardian Brazil)

Former CEO of mining giant Vale among those chargedVale `acted directly to create false impression of safety in dams´Brazilian prosecutors have charged 16 people - including the former CEO of mining giant Vale - with murder and environmental crimes over the collapse of tailings dam which killed 270 people on 25 January 2019.The charges were announced by state prosecutors in Minas Gerais days before the first anniversary of the disaster, which sent a torrent of liquid mining waste across the picturesque countryside, flattening Vale´s plant, offices and canteen, and killing guests at a nearby countryside guesthouse. Related: `That`s going to burst`: Brazilian dam workers say they warned of disaster Continue reading...