The material found inside the barrels is the same oil that hit beaches in the northeast in recent weeks. The information comes from analyzes carried out by the Federal University of Sergipe

Barrels with the inscription of a lubricant manufactured by Shell were found on the coast of Sergipe. The Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, said this Saturday, October 12, that he requested the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) that requires Shell to provide information about the company. Oil collection on Northeast beaches exceeds 100 tons.

The material found inside the barrels is the same as the oil slicks that hit northeastern beaches in recent weeks. The information comes from analyzes carried out by the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), at least two tests carried out by UFS reached the same result.

Shell should be notified on the 14th. According to the minister, the company will have 24 hours to provide clarification after being notified, and explains that the purpose of the subpoena is to obtain more information in an attempt to find out which ship would have been responsible for dumping the material at sea.

Shell said in a note that the original content of the drums located on Formosa beach, in Sergipe, is unrelated to the crude oil found on different beaches along the Brazilian coast. According to the company, they are drums of lubricant for vessels produced outside the country.

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Petrobras says that the crude oil that reaches the northeastern coast is neither produced nor sold by Brazil.

Petrobras' internal report states that the stains that are polluting beaches in Brazil are a mixture of oils from Venezuela. The Venezuelan government denies responsibility for the material.

In São Paulo, this Saturday, President Jair Bolsonaro said that the barrels found in Sergipe could be from a ship that sank “in the past”.

Bolsonaro used social networks to vent that the Brazilian government is looking for those responsible for the oil spill that hit 139 Brazilian beaches and criticized an alleged lack of engagement by the United Nations (UN) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in causes related to the environment.

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– Since September 02, our Government has sought to identify those responsible for the oil spill on the beaches of the Northeast.
– We are surprised by the silence of the UN and NGOs, always so vigilant with the environment. pic.twitter.com/CvHe2p7B5L

- Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) October 12, 2019