The dam collapse released toxic waste and mud, which flooded nearby towns, rivers and forests.
The mining giants BHP and Vale have signed a deal with the Brazilian government to pay nearly $30bn in compensation for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015 that caused the country's worst environmental disaster.President Lula said: "I hope the mining companies have learned their lesson; it would have cost them less to prevent the disaster.
Separately to these legal proceedings in Brazil, more than 620,000 people had taken BHP to court in the UK, where BHP was headquartered at the time, in a trial that started earlier this week.They are seeking about $47bn in damages in the civil trial. The first stage of it will determine if BHP – as a parent company – was liable. About 70,000 complainants are also taking Vale to court in The Netherlands.
In 2016, both companies agreed to pay about $3.5bn in today’s rate in compensation but negotiations were reopened in 2021 due to the slow progress of Brazil’s justice system in resolving the dispute.
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