Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Samarco, Vale and BHP in Brazil
Dam accident last month in Mariana, in the state of Minas Gerais, killed at least thirteen people and caused the...
December 11, 2015Topic
Vale
Billion-Dollar Suit Filed by Brazil Against Samarco, BHP, Vale
Companies will have to recover all the degraded areas left behind from dam collapses.
November 30, 2015
Brazil’s President Rousseff to Visit Dam Accident Site
The government's IBAMA agency is expected to fine Samarco R$100 million for environmental damages.
November 12, 2015
Hope Fading on Finding Missing From Brazil’s Dam Break
Officially, three people were reported dead and 26 persons are still missing in the area where two dams broke last...
November 9, 2015
Dams Break in Brazil Flooding Town in Minas Gerais
Rescue workers race to find survivors trapped under tons of mud after two dams gave way in the municipality of...
November 6, 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
Vale, Petrobras Shed Assets for Cash
State-controlled oil firm Petrobras and mining giant Vale, two of Brazil’s largest companies, have begun to shed their assets.
July 30, 2013
Effects of Brazil Real Fall Against Dollar
The Brazilian real continued its downward spiral this week closing at its lowest value in four years, as businesses start...
June 18, 2013
Carajás Complex Slowdown Pará State
A number of companies created to use pig iron have shut down their operations in Carajás, home to the world’s...
April 16, 2013