Tag: Brazilian prosecutors

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors planning to file criminal charges to mining giant Vale SA

  

  Brazilian prosecutors plan to file criminal charges against Vale SA and employees of the mining giant over the deadly collapse of a mine-waste dam in January, the lead investigator told The Wall Street Journal.

• Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors looking into expanding the case against mining companies

  

  The Brazilian prosecutor running talks to settle a lawsuit over a 2015 tailings dam rupture at the Samarco mine says the deadly dam burst at the mine run by Vale in Brumadinho could scramble those sensitive negotiations.

• Wednesday, January 9th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazilian middleman involved in Petrobras corruption arrested in the US

  

  A Brazilian man facing allegations of bribing officials at state-run oil company Petrobras on behalf of Vitol Group, Glencore and other major oil trading firms has been arrested in the United States, authorities said Tuesday.