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$30 billion settlement agreed by mining giants for Brazil dam collapse in 2015

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billion settlement agreed by mining giants for Brazil dam collapse in 2015

Getty Images The dam collapse in 2015 destroyed many villages and engulfed homes Mining giants BHP and Vale have signed a deal with the Brazilian government to pay nearly $30bn (£23bn) in compensation for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015 that caused the country’s worst environmental disaster. Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva attended … Read more

Victims of Mariana Dam Collapse Share Their Stories as London Trial Commences

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Victims of Mariana Dam Collapse Share Their Stories as London Trial Commences

Darliza das Graças moved there a year ago. She owned a small bar in the “old” Bento Rodrigues and runs a restaurant now. Life here is wonderful, it’s good. But at the beginning it was very difficult, there were few residents,” she said. Now they are coming, it’s much better. More than 100 people have … Read more