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Itaquerão Stadium: Crane operator wanted.

Lawyers for Odebrecht, the company responsible for the accident at Arena Corinthians, told the investigating officer that the employee "was not in a psychological state to speak."

SÃO PAULO, SP, BRAZIL, 11-28-2013, 11:00 AM: Activity at the Corinthians stadium, known as Itaquerão, one day after the accident that caused the death of two workers. (Photo: Marcelo Camargo/ABr) (Photo: Roberta Namour)

247 - The Civil Police are searching for José Walter Joaquim, the crane operator involved in the Itaquerão accident, which left two workers dead.

Three lawyers for Odebrecht, the company responsible for building the Arena Corinthians stadium, told the case's investigator that the operator "was not in a psychological state to speak."

Police say he may be able to shed light on the causes of the accident, whether it was due to human error, mechanical failure, or ground subsidence.

According to a report in Folha de S. Paulo, the Public Prosecutor's Office found that the construction project was irregularly altered by the Odebrecht construction company. Because of this, it is expected to request a complete halt to the stadium construction (Read more). here).