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Fatal dam breach in Brazil: relatives complain against TÜV in Munich   

2021-10-03T08:49:22.369Z


Izabela Barroso, 30, was on lunch break when the Brumadinho dam broke in January 2019. She is one of 270 fatalities. The bereaved are now fighting for justice in Munich.


Izabela Barroso, 30, was on lunch break when the Brumadinho dam broke in January 2019.

She is one of 270 fatalities.

The bereaved are now fighting for justice in Munich.

Munich - On January 25, the retention basin of an iron ore mine broke in the Brazilian community of Brumadinho.

13 million cubic meters poured into the valley - 272 people died and the environment was devastated.

Now the relatives of the victims are suing for damages in Munich.

Why here?

Because a Brazilian subsidiary of TÜV Süd considered the dam to be safe after an inspection.

On Wednesday was the start in front of the regional court.

One thing is certain: "An amicable agreement will not be reached," said the presiding judge, Ingrid Henn, quickly for the minutes.

A decision is to be made on February 1, 2022.

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The expert in charge of the TÜV subsidiary TSB felt that he was "put under pressure" by the Brazilian operating company Vale.

According to the plaintiffs, he made a declaration of stability for the dam “against better knowledge”.

These are the mayor of the municipality of Brumadinho and the family of a victim, the engineer.

The Brumadinho community and the family of an engineer Izabela Barroso who was killed in the disaster are now on trial.

Victim attorney Jan Erik Spangenberg says 1200 relatives could make claims.

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Izabela Barroso at her wedding.

Now she is dead, her brother Gustavo is a co-plaintiff against TÜV Süd.

© Gustavo Barroso Camara / dpa

Disaster after a dam break in Brazil - TÜV denies any guilt

The TÜV Süd lawyers deny any guilt.

The probable cause of the dam breach were drilling and blasting, for which the mining company Vale is responsible.

The brother of the dead engineer, Gustavo Barroso, sees it very differently: “I am very sad and indignant that TÜV Süd is still refusing to assume its full responsibility.” The Mayor of Brumadinho, Avimar Barcelos, emphasizes: “Mine The community has 272 dead to mourn.

You should come back and see what you have done! "

Plaintiff's attorney Spangenberg is certain: TÜV Süd knew “that the dam was in a creeping rupture mode”.

But this information was ignored: otherwise the client Vale would have had to cease operations in Brumadinho.

Vale - one of the largest mining companies in the world - had assumed liability and in February promised six billion euros in compensation for the region in a settlement with the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

Around a third of this should go to the community and the population.

But: According to Spangenberg, the Brazilian community only received 159,000 euros, and there are no direct payments to the victims.

The money will also flow to 852 other communities, including for the construction of a motorway ... The victims are hoping for a three-digit million amount from TÜV Süd.

Mayor Barcelos: “We are full of confidence in the local jurisdiction.

We can't beat Vale in Brazil. ”

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Source: merkur

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