Vale CEO Dismissed Warning on Mines Before Deadly Disaster in Brazil

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Vale CEO Dismissed Warning on Mines Before Deadly Disaster in Brazil
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Vale's then-CEO dismissed an anonymous warning about its dams before a deadly disaster and pursued the writer’s identity, police document shows

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil—Vale SA’s top managers received an anonymous email warning about the safety of the miner’s dams two weeks before a deadly disaster, a note that prompted the chief executive to pursue the writer’s identity and call the person a “cancer,” a police document shows.

Authorities say they are focusing on then-CEO Fabio Schvartsman’s response as they investigate whether a culture of retaliation at the company contributed to the Jan. 25. mine-dam collapse in Brumadinho that killed 270 people, the world’s deadliest...

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