Vale confir­med the arrest warran­ts and said in securi­ties filing it was cooper­ating with the invest­igatio­nSAO PAOLO: Brazilian police arrested eight employees of mining company Vale SA as part of a criminal investigation into the causes of a deadly dam disaster, prosecutors said on Friday. The arrests and search warrants targeted employees of Vale as well as employees of German auditing firm TÜV SÜD, which had certified the dam as stable. Vale confirmed the arrest warrants and said in securities filing it was cooperating with the investigation. The latest warrants followed the arrest last month of five Vale and TÜV SÜD employees, who were released by a higher court ruling on February 5. Toll in Brazil dam disaster rises to 157 dead, 182 missingThe Vale employees arrested on Friday were responsible for the security and stability of the Brumadinho dam and will be held in jail for 30 days, prosecutors said.

Source: The Express Tribune February 15, 2019 15:33 UTC