Brazil federal police concludes probe into Braskem salt mining disaster

FILE PHOTO: Jose Rinaldo Januario, 47, shows a damage in his house linked to rock salt mining by the petrochemical company Braskem in Maceio, Brazil January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police said on Friday that 20 people have been formally accused following an investigation into a sinking ground disaster related to salt mining activities in Maceio, where petrochemicals firm Braskem has been active for decades.

The police did not name the company, or those who were formally accused after concluding its investigation.