From 29 April through to May, it resulted in 181 fatalities (as of 7 July 2024), widespread landslides, and a dam collapse. It is considered the country's worst flooding in over 80 years.
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Sep 16, 2024 · The miners have already paid out some 37 billion reais on remediation and compensation for the collapse of the tailings dam, Silveira said. A ...
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Sep 6, 2024 · Three of the sources expect a final agreement to be reached in October. The amount is more than the 82 billion reais in new resources offered in ...
Feb 21, 2024 · In all, the disaster killed 272 people. The company behind the dam, Vale S.A., Brazil's biggest miner, was ordered to pay $7 billion in damages ...
May 2, 2024 · A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy rains that triggered massive flooding, killing more than 30 people.
May 6, 2024 · A dam which was part of the 14 de Julho hydropower plant in Brazil has partially collapsed on May 2, 2024, following heavy rains that ...
Jun 24, 2024 · A class action lawsuit is finally moving forward against the companies involved in a catastrophic dam collapse that released toxic sludge into communities ...
Apr 29, 2024 · The Fundão dam, owned by Samarco, collapsed on 5 November 2015, releasing a deluge of mining waste near Mariana, in the Minas Gerais region of ...
Jul 18, 2024 · A House report on the Brumadinho dam disaster, which killed over 270 people in early 2019, decries the lack of criminal accountability for the security flaws.