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| Officials blamed for Brazil crash | Officials blamed for Brazil crash |
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| Ten Brazilian government and airline officials have been blamed for the country's worst air accident - which left 199 dead - by an official report. | Ten Brazilian government and airline officials have been blamed for the country's worst air accident - which left 199 dead - by an official report. |
| A passenger plane run by the Brazilian airline TAM crashed into a building after veering off a Sao Paulo runway in heavy rain in July 2007. | A passenger plane run by the Brazilian airline TAM crashed into a building after veering off a Sao Paulo runway in heavy rain in July 2007. |
| An investigation has blamed government agencies for failing on runway safety and TAM for a lack of pilot training. | An investigation has blamed government agencies for failing on runway safety and TAM for a lack of pilot training. |
| Prosecutors will now have to decide whether formally to file charges. | Prosecutors will now have to decide whether formally to file charges. |
| The report follows a 16-month civil police investigation. | The report follows a 16-month civil police investigation. |
| It also blamed the plane's manufacturer, Airbus, for the lack of a warning system relating to the aircraft's reverse thrusters. | |
| Safety concerns | Safety concerns |
| All 187 people on board the airbus A320 aircraft, and 12 people on the ground, died when it skidded off a wet runway, veered across a busy road and crashed into an air cargo building after landing at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport. | All 187 people on board the airbus A320 aircraft, and 12 people on the ground, died when it skidded off a wet runway, veered across a busy road and crashed into an air cargo building after landing at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport. |
| The accident highlighted concerns about the safety of the short runway at the domestic airport, especially in rainy conditions, says the BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo. | The accident highlighted concerns about the safety of the short runway at the domestic airport, especially in rainy conditions, says the BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo. |
| Former presidents of the Brazilian civil aviation authority (ANAC) are among the 10 people who could now face prosecution. | Former presidents of the Brazilian civil aviation authority (ANAC) are among the 10 people who could now face prosecution. |
| Officials from Infraero - the body that administers the country's main commercial airports - as well as those who cleared the runway for landing on the day of the crash could also be charged. | Officials from Infraero - the body that administers the country's main commercial airports - as well as those who cleared the runway for landing on the day of the crash could also be charged. |
| One of TAM's directors and a former manager are also named in the report. | One of TAM's directors and a former manager are also named in the report. |
| A charge of jeopardising air transportation safety could potentially lead to a six-year jail term. | A charge of jeopardising air transportation safety could potentially lead to a six-year jail term. |
| However, our correspondent says the legal process in Brazil is notoriously complicated, and cases can take years before reaching a conclusion. | However, our correspondent says the legal process in Brazil is notoriously complicated, and cases can take years before reaching a conclusion. |