Plaintiffs firm Pogust Goodhead says the mining groups would still face claims brought by victims in London even if they settle with Brazilian authorities.
April 29, 2024 at 05:48 PM
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Latin America Correspondent
Australia-headquartered mining giant BHP and its Brazilian partner Vale have offered to settle for $26 billion claims by Brazil brought over the 2015 mining disaster that killed 19 and caused widespread environmental damage.
The offer comes after talks broke down in December 2023 in which Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho advised BHP, Sergio Bermudes Advogados represented Vale and Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados represented Samarco.
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The collapse of the tailings dam owned by Vale and Anglo-Australian BHP caused a flood of mud in the central region of Minas Gerais. Photo: Rogério Alves/TV Senado via Wikimedia Commons
