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Brazil to sink São Paulo aircraft carrier in Atlantic

Brazil to sink São Paulo aircraft carrier in Atlantic

A company in Türkiye had got the contract to dismantle the ship containing tons of asbestos. After months of protests from environmental groups, the government revoked permission for the ship to enter Türkiye's territorial waters.

2 February 2023

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier still on its way to Türkiye despite revoked permission

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier still on its way to Türkiye despite revoked permission

A Türkiye-based company got the contract for the dismantling of the ship. However, after Brazil failed to prepare a new hazardous materials inventory report, Türkiye revoked the permission for the dismantling.

1 September 2022

Türkiye revokes permission for dismantling of Brazil's aircraft carrier

Türkiye revokes permission for dismantling of Brazil's aircraft carrier

The Ministry of Environment announced it had revoked the permission for the ship's scrapping in Türkiye. Environmental groups say the ship is still being towed to the country. The company that got the contract for the scrapping of the ship expressed its intentions to fulfill the contract.

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier: Brazil rejects Türkiye's request for new hazardous materials report

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier: Brazil rejects Türkiye's request for new hazardous materials report

This ship had already left Brazil's territorial waters when Türkiye made a request for a new hazardous materials investigation, said an institute affiliated with Brazil's Ministry of Environment.

Türkiye requests new report from Brazil for aircraft carrier to be dismantled in İzmir

Türkiye requests new report from Brazil for aircraft carrier to be dismantled in İzmir

A decommissioned aircraft carrier is set to be dismantled in Türkiye. After environmental groups' campaigns, the Ministry of Environment has requested a new hazardous substance report from Brazil.

24 August 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Aircraft carrier set to head to Turkey for dismantling amid asbestos concerns

Aircraft carrier set to head to Turkey for dismantling amid asbestos concerns

Opposition politicians and environmental groups slammed the government, which is also accused of hiding the real amount of harmful chemicals that the São Paulo vessel contains.