In recent years, two mining tailings dams broke in the state of Minas Gerais, causing Brazil’s worst ever socio-environmental disasters. Hundreds were killed, millions were affected. Communities were displaced and two main rivers became mud, flooding the...
Five years ago, on January 25, 2019, Brazil witnessed its second devastating mine dam collapse in the space of four years. The Brumadinho dam disaster left an indelible mark on the landscape of Minas Gerais and on our collective consciousness, reminding us of the...
Richard Solly, Javiera Martínez, Mónica do Santos, Ella Barnes, Anaís Berlim, Alí Rocha, Marina Oliveira, Leticia Aleixo During the week before Easter, London Mining Network met with representatives of communities affected by the Samarco and Brumadinho disasters...
Photo: Pedro Sanchez from Ecuador, Padre Juan Carlos from Colombia, Constanza Carvajal from Putumayo; Mattes Tempelmann from MISEREOR, Mikaell Carvalho from Justiça nos Trilhos; Guilherme Cavali from Church and Mining; Javiera Martínez from LMN; Kelly Silva from...
January 2022 marks three years since the collapse of Vale’s dam in Brumadinho. This preventable disaster claimed the lives of 272 victims. Families who lost their loved ones are still fighting to see justice after what was done – while Vale continues to...