In a significant ruling at London’s High Courts, BHP has been found legally responsible for the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, which took the lives of 20 people and left lasting environmental and emotional scars across Minas Gerais,...
This blog is a collaboration between LMN and cosmopolíticas in Brazil. On 5 November 2015, the catastrophic failure of the Fundão dam operated by Samarco Mineração S.A. – a joint venture between BHP owning 50% and Vale S.A. 50% – unleashed around 45...
Mangroves near the mouth of the Rio Doce, after the Samarco tailings dam disaster, November 2015. Photo: Nilmar Lage. The case in the High Court in London against mining company BHP, on behalf of 620,000 people affected by the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in...
By Diana Salazar, Emma Banks, Richard Solly and Seb Ordonez With immense sadness we learnt of the premature death, on Saturday 27 April 2024, of our beloved friend and colleague Samuel Arregoces, from the community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia. Samuel was buried...
Join us for a screening of the documentary “Cursed Legacy: From Colonisation to Neoliberalism” followed by a panel discussion to mark the 8th anniversary of the Samarco Dam Disaster – the worst environmental catastrophe in Brazilian history. On November 5,...
