Preliminary hearings start February 23 in Belo Horizonte. Until May 2027, victims, witnesses, and defendants will be heard. The perpetrators remain unpunished.

Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at one of its mines three weeks ago that killed at least 166 people and left 147 missing, presumed ...

Vale (VALE) closed -2.9% on Monday after saying it is investigating an overflow of water with sediment that occurred in a pit ...

LONDON — A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major ...

LONDON -- A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming. The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an ...

The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said.

Brazilian mining firm Vale SA said it is investigating an overflow of water with sediment in a pit at the Fabrica mine in ...