US EditionBhp Accused in Uk of Funding Lawsuits in Brazil over Mariana Dam
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Judge Adam Constable of the High Court of London (United Kingdom) authorized this Thursday (June 26, 2025) the continuation of a lawsuit filed by Brazilian municipalities against BHP. The cities say that the British mining company tried to prevent them from having access to justice in the country. The company may be ordered to pay fines if convicted. Read the full decision in English (PDF – 615 kB). The legal complaint originates from another la…
The decision is the latest development in the legal proceedings over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam, which was owned and operated by Samarco, a joint venture between BHP and Vale.
London, 26 Jun (EFE).- The High Court of London rejected this Thursday the request of the Australian mining company BHP not to be tried for criminal contempt in relation to the ecological disaster in the municipality of Mariana, Brazil, in 2015. In a ruling released today, the court noted that by virtue of its decision the petition for criminal contempt against the Australian mining company, requested by the municipal plaintiffs of Mariana (MC),…
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