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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2026

    Brazil's federal public defender sues Braskem over abandoned Maceió salt mines

    Lawsuit filed

    Brazil's federal public defender's office filed a public civil action in the Federal Court in Alagoas against Braskem and the federal government, seeking at least R$5 billion for the loss of Maceió salt mine reserves. The suit alleges predatory mining outside approved plans and concealment of technical information, based on a 2024 Senate inquiry.

    Brazil's federal public defender's office (Defensoria Pública da União) filed a public civil action on 27 August 2026 in the Federal Court in Alagoas against Braskem and the federal government, seeking at least R$5 billion (US$971 million) for the loss of Maceió salt mine reserves. The suit alleges predatory mining outside approved plans and concealment of technical information, based on a 2024 Senate inquiry.

    Stated objective. The defender wants any payment to fund urban recovery under social control, not the federal treasury.

    Source excerpt

    • A second accusation is concealment. The company allegedly withheld technical information and sent selective risk reports to federal and state inspectors.
    • The Defensoria Pública da União, Brazil’s federal public defender’s office, filed the public civil action on Thursday 27 August 2026.
    • The suit asks the court to condemn Braskem for the loss of the Maceió salt mines. It values the damage to federal mineral patrimony at no less than R$5 billion (US$971 million).
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  2. 2018

    Maceió ground-subsidence crisis

    Salt extraction associated with Braskem has been linked to ground subsidence and structural damage in areas of Maceió, Alagoas. The crisis led to evacuations, neighborhood abandonment, displacement and continuing legal, regulatory and compensation disputes.

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  3. 2016

    Bribery and corruption investigation

    Braskem was fined approximately US$957 million in connection with a bribery scandal associated with Brazil’s wider corruption investigations involving major companies and public-sector relationships.

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