Month After Brumadinho Dam Tragedy, 131 Still Missing
Exactly one month after Brazil’s most deadly mining disasters, firefighters and volunteers still search for at least 131 people still...
February 25, 2019Topic
Mining
Brazil’s City of Mariana Refuses to Withdraw UK Samarco Lawsuit
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Mariana (MG) will not withdraw the...
November 19, 2018
Brazil’s IBAMA May Embargo Norwegian Hydro Alunorte’s Operations
Company may be faced with heavy fines and even embargo of its operations if proven that there were errors in...
February 27, 2018
Brazil Industry Registers Marginal September Increase
The 0.5 percent increase in industrial production was due to increases in the food, mining and vehicle production sectors, but...
November 1, 2016
Post Election Dollar Falls to Lowest Since August
While U.S. dollar falls, Brazil markets react positively to results of Sunday’s municipal elections.
October 4, 2016
Rousseff Announces Plan to Recover Rio Doce in Brazil
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil announced on Tuesday a plan for the recovery of the Rio Doce Basin, affected by...
November 18, 2015
Brazil’s Vale Denies Allegations of Environment and Labor Violations
The multinational company with mining projects in the Americas, Africa and Asia denied allegations of environmental irregularities and slave labor...
April 17, 2015
Brazil’s Industrial Production Remains Stagnant in October
In the accumulated total of the last twelve months the industry registers a retraction of 2.6 percent in Brazil.
December 3, 2014
EBX Group Shares Continue to Tumble
Once valued at over US$60 billion, and last year still worth US$35 billion, Eike Batista’s EBX Group is now being...
August 27, 2013