In this #Ternium entry, Instituto PACS reports on the collective action of 18 civil society organizations that, on September 21, 2016, petitioned the State Commission for Environmental Control (Ceca) not to grant an operating license to ThyssenKrupp Companhia Siderúrgica do Atlântico (TKCSA). The text underscores that the steel mill had been operating since 2010 without a proper license — sustained only by interim agreements such as the Termo de Ajustamento de Conduta — while affected communities reported a litany of human rights violations: contamination of land, water and air, pollution harming residents’ health, and broken promises by the company. The piece also points readers to the “Treliça” video, which gives voice to the people of Santa Cruz in their struggle against TKCSA, and to the broader Stop TKCSA campaign.

This text was originally published on PACS’s Medium and subsequently made available as a PDF for public access in the library’s digital archive.

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