A Brazilian judge suspended and could potentially dismiss homicide charges against 21 officials of Samarco mining company, Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd., in connection with the rupture of an iron-ore tailings dam two years ago that killed 19 people.
The judge suspended criminal proceedings to determine whether wiretapping of the officials’ phones by prosecutors was legal. If not, it “could result in the annulment of the case,” the judge wrote.
The case stems from the Nov. 5, 2015, rupture of a Samarco tailings dam in Minas Gerais state that sent 62 million cubic meters of ...
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