IBOV 177,696.58 ▼ 0.11% IPSA 11,157.73 ▲ 1.47% IPC MEX 66,848.35 ▲ 0.22% MERVAL 3,163,415 ▼ 0.80% COLCAP 2,379.51 ▲ 0.20% BVL PERÚ 58,781.02 ▲ 0.76% USD/BRL5.12▼ 0.19% USD/MXN17.23▼ 0.17% USD/CLP913.35▲ 0.26% USD/COP3,176▼ 2.04% USD/PEN3.38▼ 0.34% USD/ARS1,496▼ 0.03% USD/UYU40.26▲ 1.28% USD/PYG5,932▲ 1.24% USD/BOB12.02▲ 0.04% USD/DOP58.08▲ 1.21% USD/CRC448.18▲ 1.25% USD/GTQ7.63▲ 2.14% USD/HNL26.78▲ 1.43% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.59% USD/VES753.27▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.59▲ 0.36% USD/TTD 6.66 — 0.00% EUR/BRL5.91▲ 0.75% BRENT 79.21 ▼ 0.19% WTI 74.99 ▼ 1.03% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.74 ▲ 1.85% GOLD 4,307 ▲ 5.17% SILVER 62.24 ▲ 3.63% SOY 1,177 ▲ 1.88% CORN 460.75 ▲ 4.18% WHEAT 644.00 ▲ 0.86% COFFEE 310.55 ▼ 4.18% SUGAR 15.17 ▲ 0.86% ORANGE JUICE 156.25 ▼ 2.16% COTTON 83.22 ▲ 2.58% COCOA 5,848 ▼ 1.28% BEEF 229.43 ▼ 1.09% CATTLE 348.78 ▼ 0.69% LITHIUM 72.65 ▲ 1.34% PETR4 41.93 ▼ 1.34% VALE3 76.66 ▲ 0.46% ITUB4 42.38 ▲ 0.67% BBDC4 18.05 ▼ 0.76% ABEV3 15.84 ▼ 0.19% BBAS3 21.05 ▲ 0.29% B3SA3 15.55 ▼ 0.96% WEGE3 48.80 ▼ 0.75% PRIO3 59.20 ▲ 1.28% SUZB3 42.84 ▼ 0.42% RENT3 39.20 ▲ 0.28% AZZA3 15.96 ▼ 0.50% CSAN3 3.91 ▼ 3.46% RAIZ4 0.26 ▼ 7.14% PCAR3 2.94 ▲ 6.91% GMAT3 3.89 ▼ 1.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.42% CVCB3 1.55 ▲ 12.32% POSI3 3.46 ▼ 1.14% SLCE3 13.51 ▼ 0.44% NATU3 8.30 ▼ 1.43% BRKM5 5.87 ▲ 0.69% RANI3 8.39 ▲ 0.60% CSNA3 4.89 ▲ 2.09% CMIN3 5.90 ▼ 0.17% USIM5 7.46 ▼ 0.80% GGBR4 26.31 ▲ 1.70% ENEV3 26.98 ▼ 0.66% CPFE3 46.09 ▼ 0.56% CMIG4 11.25 ▼ 0.27% EQTL3 39.18 ▼ 0.08% LREN3 13.67 — 0.00% VIVT3 31.21 ▼ 1.39% RAIL3 13.99 ▼ 0.92% KLABIN 18.64 ▲ 2.14% RAIA DROGASIL 20.55 ▲ 5.87% RDOR3 34.45 ▲ 0.15% HAPV3 11.11 ▼ 5.69% FLRY3 17.36 ▼ 0.74% SMTO3 14.30 ▲ 2.58% UGPA3 32.41 ▼ 0.58% VBBR3 35.09 ▼ 0.99% BBSE3 41.67 ▼ 0.95% BPAC11 56.81 ▲ 0.11% CURY3 32.03 ▲ 0.88% AERI3 2.30 ▲ 5.02% VIVARA 22.29 ▼ 1.37% COMPASS 24.22 ▼ 1.54% VAMOS 3.32 ▼ 0.30% SANB11 29.48 ▲ 1.31% ASAI3 8.83 ▲ 1.96% SBSP3 27.71 ▼ 1.07% WALMEX 48.65 ▼ 2.49% GMEXICO 222.65 ▲ 1.95% FEMSA 214.59 ▼ 1.29% CEMEX 19.90 ▼ 0.90% GFNORTE 199.03 ▲ 0.66% BIMBO 61.37 ▲ 0.77% TELEVISA 9.49 ▼ 1.35% AMX 20.74 ▼ 3.45% GAP 374.00 ▼ 1.85% ASUR 272.93 ▼ 1.22% OMA 235.58 ▼ 1.36% KOF 187.22 ▼ 0.18% GRUMA 256.62 ▼ 2.44% KIMBER 40.27 ▼ 0.10% SQM-B 63,950 ▲ 2.40% COPEC 6,288 ▲ 0.95% BSANTANDER 80.20 ▲ 1.01% FALABELLA 6,346 ▲ 1.37% ENELAM 87.05 ▼ 0.74% CENCOSUD 2,020 ▲ 1.66% CMPC 1,030 ▼ 0.95% BANCO CHILE 190.22 ▲ 0.63% LATAM AIR 26.38 ▲ 3.65% YPF 7,675 ▼ 2.10% GGAL 7,640 ▼ 1.29% PAMPA 5,310 ▼ 0.93% TXAR 681.00 ▲ 5.66% ALUAR 940.00 ▲ 0.75% TGS 9,245 ▼ 1.96% CEPU 2,263 ▼ 1.52% MIRGOR 1,640 — 0.00% COME 41.45 ▼ 1.07% LOMA NEGRA 3,490 ▲ 0.36% BYMA 288.50 ▼ 1.03% TELECOM ARG 4,345 ▲ 0.23% ECOPETROL 16.39 ▲ 0.49% BANCOLOMBIA 90.11 ▲ 0.11% GRUPO AVAL 5.30 ▲ 1.73% CREDICORP 394.88 ▲ 0.70% SOUTHERN COPPER 197.00 ▲ 0.94% BUENAVENTURA 33.00 ▲ 2.29% MERCADOLIBRE 1,923 ▲ 1.80% NUBANK 14.48 ▲ 1.05% XP 16.98 ▲ 0.06% PAGSEGURO 9.40 ▼ 1.05% STONE 11.17 ▼ 0.53% GLOBANT 38.38 ▲ 0.66% TECNOGLASS 47.75 ▲ 3.22% GAP AIRPORT 217.52 ▼ 1.44% ASUR 272.93 ▼ 1.22% OMA AIRPORT 109.61 ▼ 1.25% AMX ADR 24.02 ▼ 3.46% FEMSA ADR 124.37 ▼ 1.51% CEMEX ADR 11.55 ▼ 0.52% PETROBRAS ADR 18.36 ▼ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.94 ▲ 0.74% ITAU ADR 8.21 ▲ 0.24% SANTANDER BR 5.79 ▲ 1.94% AMBEV ADR 3.03 ▼ 0.33% CSN 0.98 ▲ 4.98% GERDAU 5.14 ▲ 0.78% LATAM ADR 57.70 ▲ 3.67% BTC 64,841 ▲ 1.22% ETH 1,919 ▲ 2.73% SOL 74.40 ▲ 0.93% XRP 1.07 ▼ 0.26% BNB 598.00 ▲ 0.88% ADA 0.19 ▼ 1.30% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 0.51% AVAX 6.68 ▲ 0.02% LINK 8.20 ▲ 0.68% DOT 0.85 ▼ 0.96% LTC 45.36 ▲ 1.18% BCH 216.71 ▲ 1.64% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.21% XLM 0.17 ▼ 0.95% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.17% NEAR 1.71 ▼ 1.34% ATOM 1.35 ▼ 1.61% AAVE 90.04 ▼ 0.41% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 93.01 ▲ 2.76% EMBRAER ADR 72.78 ▲ 3.20% JBS 13.70 ▲ 0.66% JBS BDR 70.54 ▲ 0.67% MBRF3 16.77 ▼ 0.95% MBRFY 3.12 ▼ 4.59% INTER 5.71 ▲ 0.18% EGX 54,660 ▲ 0.29% USD/ZAR16.32▼ 0.37% USD/NGN1,360▼ 0.20% NIKKEI 66,300 ▲ 3.66% CSI300 4,658 ▲ 1.24% HSI 25,916 ▲ 0.24% NIFTY 24,625 ▲ 0.04% KOSPI 6,598 ▲ 3.76% JCI 6,351 ▲ 0.50% USD/JPY157.75▲ 0.01% USD/CNY6.75▼ 0.07% DAX 26,126 ▼ 0.29% CAC 8,669 ▲ 0.03% FTSE 10,888 ▲ 0.08% MIB 53,447 ▼ 0.18% IBEX 20,057 ▲ 0.17% STOXX 657.14 ▲ 0.04% EUR/USD1.16▲ 0.21% GBP/USD1.35▲ 0.29% SPX 7,724 ▼ 0.17% DJI 54,349 ▲ 0.49% NDX 29,488 ▼ 0.83% RUT 3,019 ▼ 0.59% TSX 36,146 ▲ 0.96% VIX 15.81 ▼ 4.18% USD/CAD1.40▼ 0.36% US10Y 4.6170 ▼ 0.22% IBOV 177,696.58 ▼ 0.11% IPSA 11,157.73 ▲ 1.47% IPC MEX 66,848.35 ▲ 0.22% MERVAL 3,163,415 ▼ 0.80% COLCAP 2,379.51 ▲ 0.20% BVL PERÚ 58,781.02 ▲ 0.76% USD/BRL 5.12 ▼ 0.19% USD/MXN 17.23 ▼ 0.17% USD/CLP 913.35 ▲ 0.26% USD/COP 3,176 ▼ 2.04% USD/PEN 3.38 ▼ 0.34% USD/ARS 1,496 ▼ 0.03% USD/UYU 40.26 ▲ 1.28% USD/PYG 5,932 ▲ 1.24% USD/BOB 12.02 ▲ 0.04% USD/DOP 58.08 ▲ 1.21% USD/CRC 448.18 ▲ 1.25% USD/GTQ 7.63 ▲ 2.14% USD/HNL 26.78 ▲ 1.43% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.59% USD/VES 753.27 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.59 ▲ 0.70% USD/TTD 6.66 — 0.00% EUR/BRL 5.91 ▲ 0.75% BRENT 79.21 ▼ 0.19% WTI 74.99 ▼ 1.03% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.74 ▲ 1.85% GOLD 4,307 ▲ 5.17% SILVER 62.24 ▲ 3.63% SOY 1,177 ▲ 1.88% CORN 460.75 ▲ 4.18% WHEAT 644.00 ▲ 0.86% COFFEE 310.55 ▼ 4.18% SUGAR 15.17 ▲ 0.86% ORANGE JUICE 156.25 ▼ 2.16% COTTON 83.22 ▲ 2.58% COCOA 5,848 ▼ 1.28% BEEF 229.43 ▼ 1.09% CATTLE 348.78 ▼ 0.69% LITHIUM 72.65 ▲ 1.34% PETR4 41.93 ▼ 1.34% VALE3 76.66 ▲ 0.46% ITUB4 42.38 ▲ 0.67% BBDC4 18.05 ▼ 0.76% ABEV3 15.84 ▼ 0.19% BBAS3 21.05 ▲ 0.29% B3SA3 15.55 ▼ 0.96% WEGE3 48.80 ▼ 0.75% PRIO3 59.20 ▲ 1.28% SUZB3 42.84 ▼ 0.42% RENT3 39.20 ▲ 0.28% AZZA3 15.96 ▼ 0.50% CSAN3 3.91 ▼ 3.46% RAIZ4 0.26 ▼ 7.14% PCAR3 2.94 ▲ 6.91% GMAT3 3.89 ▼ 1.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.42% CVCB3 1.55 ▲ 12.32% POSI3 3.46 ▼ 1.14% SLCE3 13.51 ▼ 0.44% NATU3 8.30 ▼ 1.43% BRKM5 5.87 ▲ 0.69% RANI3 8.39 ▲ 0.60% CSNA3 4.89 ▲ 2.09% CMIN3 5.90 ▼ 0.17% USIM5 7.46 ▼ 0.80% GGBR4 26.31 ▲ 1.70% ENEV3 26.98 ▼ 0.66% CPFE3 46.09 ▼ 0.56% CMIG4 11.25 ▼ 0.27% EQTL3 39.18 ▼ 0.08% LREN3 13.67 — 0.00% VIVT3 31.21 ▼ 1.39% RAIL3 13.99 ▼ 0.92% KLABIN 18.64 ▲ 2.14% RAIA DROGASIL 20.55 ▲ 5.87% RDOR3 34.45 ▲ 0.15% HAPV3 11.11 ▼ 5.69% FLRY3 17.36 ▼ 0.74% SMTO3 14.30 ▲ 2.58% UGPA3 32.41 ▼ 0.58% VBBR3 35.09 ▼ 0.99% BBSE3 41.67 ▼ 0.95% BPAC11 56.81 ▲ 0.11% CURY3 32.03 ▲ 0.88% AERI3 2.30 ▲ 5.02% VIVARA 22.29 ▼ 1.37% COMPASS 24.22 ▼ 1.54% VAMOS 3.32 ▼ 0.30% SANB11 29.48 ▲ 1.31% ASAI3 8.83 ▲ 1.96% SBSP3 27.71 ▼ 1.07% WALMEX 48.65 ▼ 2.49% GMEXICO 222.65 ▲ 1.95% FEMSA 214.59 ▼ 1.29% CEMEX 19.90 ▼ 0.90% GFNORTE 199.03 ▲ 0.66% BIMBO 61.37 ▲ 0.77% TELEVISA 9.49 ▼ 1.35% AMX 20.74 ▼ 3.45% GAP 374.00 ▼ 1.85% ASUR 272.93 ▼ 1.22% OMA 235.58 ▼ 1.36% KOF 187.22 ▼ 0.18% GRUMA 256.62 ▼ 2.44% KIMBER 40.27 ▼ 0.10% SQM-B 63,950 ▲ 2.40% COPEC 6,288 ▲ 0.95% BSANTANDER 80.20 ▲ 1.01% FALABELLA 6,346 ▲ 1.37% ENELAM 87.05 ▼ 0.74% CENCOSUD 2,020 ▲ 1.66% CMPC 1,030 ▼ 0.95% BANCO CHILE 190.22 ▲ 0.63% LATAM AIR 26.38 ▲ 3.65% YPF 7,675 ▼ 2.10% GGAL 7,640 ▼ 1.29% PAMPA 5,310 ▼ 0.93% TXAR 681.00 ▲ 5.66% ALUAR 940.00 ▲ 0.75% TGS 9,245 ▼ 1.96% CEPU 2,263 ▼ 1.52% MIRGOR 1,640 — 0.00% COME 41.45 ▼ 1.07% LOMA NEGRA 3,490 ▲ 0.36% BYMA 288.50 ▼ 1.03% TELECOM ARG 4,345 ▲ 0.23% ECOPETROL 16.39 ▲ 0.49% BANCOLOMBIA 90.11 ▲ 0.11% GRUPO AVAL 5.30 ▲ 1.73% CREDICORP 394.88 ▲ 0.70% SOUTHERN COPPER 197.00 ▲ 0.94% BUENAVENTURA 33.00 ▲ 2.29% MERCADOLIBRE 1,923 ▲ 1.80% NUBANK 14.48 ▲ 1.05% XP 16.98 ▲ 0.06% PAGSEGURO 9.40 ▼ 1.05% STONE 11.17 ▼ 0.53% GLOBANT 38.38 ▲ 0.66% TECNOGLASS 47.75 ▲ 3.22% GAP AIRPORT 217.52 ▼ 1.44% ASUR 272.93 ▼ 1.22% OMA AIRPORT 109.61 ▼ 1.25% AMX ADR 24.02 ▼ 3.46% FEMSA ADR 124.37 ▼ 1.51% CEMEX ADR 11.55 ▼ 0.52% PETROBRAS ADR 18.36 ▼ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.94 ▲ 0.74% ITAU ADR 8.21 ▲ 0.24% SANTANDER BR 5.79 ▲ 1.94% AMBEV ADR 3.03 ▼ 0.33% CSN 0.98 ▲ 4.98% GERDAU 5.14 ▲ 0.78% LATAM ADR 57.70 ▲ 3.67% BTC 64,841 ▲ 1.22% ETH 1,919 ▲ 2.73% SOL 74.40 ▲ 0.93% XRP 1.07 ▼ 0.26% BNB 598.00 ▲ 0.88% ADA 0.19 ▼ 1.30% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 0.51% AVAX 6.68 ▲ 0.02% LINK 8.20 ▲ 0.68% DOT 0.85 ▼ 0.96% LTC 45.36 ▲ 1.18% BCH 216.71 ▲ 1.64% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.21% XLM 0.17 ▼ 0.95% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.17% NEAR 1.71 ▼ 1.34% ATOM 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Vale Confronts Major Legal Challenge in Dutch Court Over Mariana Tragedy

By Richard Mann · March 20, 2024 · 1 min read

Vale is set to face a significant legal challenge in the Netherlands, linked to the catastrophic 2015 Mariana dam collapse in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

This disaster, Brazil’s most severe environmental crisis, led to a lawsuit potentially costing Vale 3 billion pounds ($3.8 billion).

Initiated against Vale and its partner Samarco, the case involves thousands of victims, including individuals, municipalities, businesses, and associations.

Additionally, the incident deeply affected them, claiming 19 lives and severely polluting rivers.

Vale and Samarco have expressed their commitment to fully addressing the incident’s repercussions.

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The lawsuit underscores victims’ ongoing distress, noting companies’ profit growth amid incomplete compensation for profound losses.

However, this case emerges as Vale and BHP, Samarco’s co-owner, face increasing legal pressures, including a significant class action in London, with BHP at risk of a hefty compensation bill.

After a Brazilian court mandated substantial payments for moral damages, Vale recently allocated an additional $1.2 billion for related settlements.

These legal battles underscore the broader efforts to seek justice and reparations for the Mariana disaster’s victims.

Additionally, They emphasize impacts on communities, stressing the need for accountability and comprehensive compensation from mining companies.

Background

The 2015 Mariana dam collapse, Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, unleashed a deluge of waste, claiming 19 lives and devastating waterways across Minas Gerais.

The catastrophe triggered global legal challenges, holding mining giants Vale and Samarco accountable for extensive environmental and human damages.

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Vale

NYSE: VALEVALE3Basic MaterialsOther Industrial Metals & Mining65,805 employees

$63.11B

Market cap

Analyst target $16.79

Wall Street view

3.9Moderate Buy/ 5

14 Buy12 Hold0 Sell

Avg. price target $16.79 · +13% vs 200-day

Valuation & profitability

Market cap$63.11B

Revenue (TTM)$218.07B

P / E ratio29.1

Profit margin4.8%

Return on equity4.1%

Price & risk

52-wk low
$9.0652-wk high
$17.94

Beta (volatility)0.73

200-day average$14.83

Revenue trend · 6y

20202025

Latest $38.23B

Ownership

Institutions21.6%

Shares outstanding4.26B

Top holderCapital World Investors

Institutional holders5+ funds

Dividend

Yield37.6%

Payout ratio2.6%

Fwd. annual$1.26

What Vale does. Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces iron ore and nickel in Brazil, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. The company operates in two segments, Iron Ore Solutions and Vale Base Metals. It extracts, produces, and distributes iron ore, iron ore pellets, briquettes, nickel, copper, other ferrous…

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