A South African Tailings Dam Collapsed. It Was Not on the Register
A South Africa tailings dam collapse at a Samancor chrome complex was reasonably foreseeable, the regulator found, and the dam...
September 1, 2026Topic
Brumadinho
Bernardo Paz New Museum: US$195 Million Art Hub Near Inhotim
Bernardo Paz is investing R$1 billion (US$195 million) in a new open-air contemporary art museum next to Inhotim, set to...
July 30, 2026
Brazil Inspected Six in a Hundred of Its Riskiest Dams Last Year
The Brazil dam safety report names 213 dams as critical, and fewer than six percent of regulated dams were inspected...
July 10, 2026
Brazil’s Brumadinho tragedy trial began in Germany
A trial began today in Munich that relatives of the Brumadinho tragedy, the dam that gave way in 2019 in...
September 19, 2022
Brazilian mining company Vale sentenced to another fine
The Brazilian mining company Vale was sentenced to another fine.
August 16, 2022
Brazil’s Inhotim institute joins global wave of online museum tours
Inhotim Institute, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, is launching Inhotim para Todxs project, when the museum will hold free online guided...
May 18, 2021
Brazil’s Vale Agrees to US$7 Billion Brumadinho Disaster Settlement
Brazilian miner Vale said on Thursday it reached a R$37.7 billion (US$7 billion) agreement with prosecutors and the state of...
February 4, 2021
There is no Safe Dam in Brazil, Says Minister
Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister, Bento Albuquerque, said on Thursday that there is no safe dam in the country.
May 24, 2019
The Despair of Those Who Live Near Dam Set to Rupture in Brazil
A small city in Minas Gerais has been on waiting mode this week as residents pause to see what will...
May 22, 2019