Autorregulação e fiscalização de empreendimentos do setor de mineração: análise do caso da barragem I em Brumadinho

Abstract

Over the last decade, there have been two classified cases as the largest environmental crimes in the history of Brazil: Fundão Dam rupture in Mariana/MG, on November 5, 2015; and Rupture of the Feijão Córrego Dam, in Brumadinho/MG, on January 25, 2019. In view of the recurrence of the disruption of mining tailings dams in Brazil, it is worth investigating the regulatory model by which the supervision of tailings ponds in Brazilian environmental policy is guided. This research aims to investigate the practice of dam inspection in Brazil, through the analysis of the Brumadinho Case. We evaluated the evidence - documentary and witness - gathered in the course of the Police Investigation n. PCMG-7977979 and by the Brumadinho’s Parliamentary Committee of inquiry, held by the Federal Senate. The evidence demonstrates the falsify of data on the safety of Dam I, provided to the supervisory bodies, by the company responsible, Vale S.A., and by the external consulting company, TÜV SÜD.