The Brumadinho tailings dam disaster in Brazil has killed at least 115 people as of Friday, with many more missing and feared dead. This video shows the moment it began. Photo: BAND TVThe company that certified the safety of a Brazilian waste dam that collapsed last week, killing at least 115 people, has worked as both a consultant and an independent safety evaluator for the dam’s owner, raising questions among experts over potential conflicts of interest. Employees of the company, Germany’s TÜV SÜD, that Vale SA hired to certify the safety of the Brazilian company’s ill-fated dam also acted as consultants on Vale mine closures in Brazil, documents show. Further illustrating the two company’s close ties,...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 01, 2019 20:58 UTC