Document signed by 18 civil society organizations was sent to the State Commission for Environmental Control (Comissão Estadual de Controle Ambiental-Ceca) on 21 September 2016 not to grant an operating license ThyssenKrupp Companhia Siderúrgica do Atlântico (TKCSA) before there is a final judicial decision. The company has been operating since 2010 without an operating license, only through agreements such as the Termo de Ajustamento de Conduta and an Environmental Operation Authorization. The affected communities have since then been reporting several human rights violations such as land, water and air contamination, pollution that affects the health of residents, environmental abuses, broken promises by the company. More information about the Stop TKCSA campaign can be found here (in Portuguese). If other organizations want to support the cause, please, send an email to: [email protected] .

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