BHP, Vale Reach $30 Billion Brazil Settlement for Dam Disaster October 25, 2024 By Mariana Durao and Daniel Carvalho BHP Group and Vale SA have signed a 170 billion-real ($29.8 billion) settlement with Brazil over the deadly Mariana dam...
Storm in Brazil Leaves at Least 31 Dead and 1,600 Homeless September 7, 2023 By Wesley Santos and Diane Jeantet MUCUM, Brazil (AP) — Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped...
Miner BHP Potentially Faces $44B Bill in Brazil Dam Case March 16, 2023 LONDON –– Mining group BHP Group is potentially facing a 36 billion pound ($44 billion) lawsuit in London over Brazil’s...
Brazil Deluge Toll Hits 44 as Search Continues for Missing February 22, 2023 By Tatiana Pollastri and Eleonore Hughes SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil (AP) — The death toll from flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southern state of Sao Paulo reached...
Brazil Deluge Kills 36; Search Continues for Dozens Missing February 21, 2023 By Eleonore Hughes RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers searched Monday for survivors of landslides and flooding that killed at least...
Miner BHP Accused of Delaying $6 Billion-Plus Brazil Dam Case December 13, 2022 By Sam Tobin LONDON —Global mining giant BHP Group was on Tuesday accused of trying to “forever put off” the question of liability...
Death Toll from Brazil Floods at Least 91, with Dozens Lost June 1, 2022 By David Biller Authorities in northeastern Brazil’s Pernambuco state said Monday that 91 deaths have been confirmed from flooding over the weekend, with...
Brazil Mudslide Death Toll Reaches 105, With Dozens Missing February 18, 2022 By Mauricio Savarese and Diarlei Rodrigues PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away...
Brazilian Expressway Collapses Over Metro Tunnel Built by Acciona February 1, 2022 By Eduardo Simões and Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO — Part of a major expressway collapsed on Tuesday above a construction site in the Brazilian city of...
Tarnished Gold: Illegal Amazon Gold Seeps Into Supply Chains January 14, 2022 By David Biller and Joshua Goodman SAO PAULO (AP)–The medals were billed as the most sustainable ever produced. To match the festive spirit of South America’s...