(Reuters) -BHP Group said it was waiting to formally receive the court ruling on the 2015 Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil after media reports said a lower court has ruled that its unit and other firms are not criminally liable for the disaster. The court found there was not enough evidence to establish a causal connection between the companies and the dam failure, the global mining giant said, citing media reports. A dam collapse at an ir…

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BHP awaits ruling after reports that unit cleared of criminal charges in 2015 dam disaster

The Federal Court's justification for acquittal was “the absence of sufficient evidence to establish criminal liability”

Justificativa da Justiça Federal para absolvição foi "ausência de provas suficientes para estabelecer responsabilidade criminal"

Samarco é absolvida nove anos após rompimento de barragem em Mariana

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Samarco acquitted nine years after dam burst in Mariana

Justice acquits BHP and Samarco for the tragedy with the dam in Mariana; 19 died

Justiça absolve BHP e Samarco por tragédia com barragem em Mariana; 19 morreram

Nove anos após rompimento de barragem em Mariana, Samarco é absolvida

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Nine years after the dam burst in Mariana, Samarco is acquitted

BHP Group Awaits Ruling on 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse  BHP Group is awaiting the formal court ruling related to the 2015 Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil. The decision comes after media reports suggested a lower court has ruled BHP and other firms are not criminally liable for the disaster.According to reports, there is insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the firms and the dam's failure. The disaster, at a mine owned by …

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Judge Patrícia Alencar Teixeira de Carvalho, of the Federal Court in Ponte Nova (MG), acquitted the companies Samarco, BHP Billiton and Vale for the 2015 tragedy in which the Fundão, Mariana (MG) dam burst, this Thursday, the 14th. According to the website O Fator, partner of The Antagonist in Minas Gerais, seven people were... The post Justice acquits companies for breaking a dam in Mariana appeared first on The Antagonist.

A juíza Patrícia Alencar Teixeira de Carvalho, da Justiça Federal em Ponte Nova (MG), absolveu as empresas Samarco, BHP Billiton e Vale pela tragédia de 2015 em que houve o rompimento da barragem de Fundão, Mariana (MG), nesta quinta-feira, 14. Segundo o site O Fator, parceiro de O Antagonista em Minas Gerais, sete pessoas foram... The post Justiça absolve empresas por rompimento de barragem em Mariana appeared first on O Antagonista.

Justiça absolve empresas por rompimento de barragem em Mariana

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Justice acquits companies for breaking a dam in Mariana

Nine years after a devastating dam collapse in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the mining companies BHP and Vale have been acquitted.

Neun Jahre nach einem verheerenden Dammbruch im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Minas Gerais sind die Bergbaukonzerne BHP und Vale freigesprochen worden.

Brasilien - Freisprüche für Bergbaukonzerne in Prozess um verheerenden Dammbruch von 2015

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Brazil - Acquittals for mining companies in trial over devastating dam collapse of 2015

A little more than nine years after the collapse of the Samarco mining dam, the Federal Court acquitted all the defendants who were responsible in the criminal case. The first instance decision was published this Thursday (14). It was signed by Judge Patrícia Alencar Teixeira de Carvalho, of the Federal Regional Court of the 6th Region (TRF-6). The dam, located in the city of Mariana (MG), broke down on November 5, 2015. At the time, about 39 mi…

Passados pouco mais de nove anos do rompimento da barragem da mineradora Samarco, a Justiça Federal absolveu todos os réus que respondiam no processo criminal. A decisão, de primeira instância, foi publicada nesta quinta-feira (14). Ela foi assinada pela juíza Patrícia Alencar Teixeira de Carvalho, do Tribunal Regional Federal da 6ª Região (TRF-6). O rompimento da barragem, localizada no município de Mariana (MG), aconteceu no dia 5 de novembro …

Caso Samarco: após 9 anos, TRF-6 absolve todos os réus da ação penal

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Samarco case: after 9 years, TRF-6 acquits all defendants from criminal action

Judge alleged lack of evidence to hold companies and directors responsible for the tragedy - which left 19 dead and devastated the Rio Doce basin

Juíza alegou falta de provas para responsabilizar empresas e diretores pela tragédia – que deixou 19 mortos e devastou a bacia do Rio Doce

Justiça Federal absolve Vale, Samarco e BHP de crimes ambientais no desastre de Mariana – Justiça – CartaCapital

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Federal Justice acquits Vale, Samarco and BHP of environmental crimes in the Mariana disaster — Justice — CartaCapital

The catastrophe that occurred in Minas Gerais (MG) continues to be one of the greatest environmental and social challenges faced by Brazil in recent years. Despite recognizing the progress, popular movements and families in the 49 municipalities affected by toxic mud denounce that they did not participate in the reparation agreement. On Thursday, Brazilian justice acquitted mining companies Samarco, Vale and BHP of the collapse of a dam in 2015 …

La catástrofe ocurrida en Minas Gerais (MG) continúa siendo uno de los mayores retos ambientales y sociales enfrentados por Brasil en años recientes. A pesar de reconocer los avances, los movimientos populares y las familias de los 49 municipios afectados por el lodo tóxico denuncian que no participaron en el acuerdo de reparación. La justicia de Brasil absolvió el jueves a las mineras Samarco, Vale y BHP del colapso de una represa en 2015 que m…

Justicia brasileña absuelve a mineras por colapso de la presa de Mariana en 2015

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Brazilian justice acquits mining companies for the collapse of the Mariana dam in 2015

This Thursday (November 14, 2024), the Federal Court acquitted the companies Vale, Samarco and BHP Billiton, as well as directors, technicians and managers, in the case of the Fundão dam collapse in Mariana (MG) in 2015. Among those acquitted is the then president of Samarco, Ricardo Vescovi of Aragão. Judge Patrícia Alencar Teixeira de Carvalho, of the TRF-6 (Federal Regional Court of the 6th Region), considered that there is insufficient evide…

A Justiça Federal absolveu nesta 5ª feira (14.nov.2024) as empresas Vale, Samarco e BHP Billiton, além de diretores, técnicos e gerentes, no caso do rompimento da barragem de Fundão, ocorrido em Mariana (MG), em 2015. Entre os absolvidos está o então presidente da Samarco, Ricardo Vescovi de Aragão. A juíza Patrícia Alencar Teixeira de Carvalho, do TRF-6 (Tribunal Regional Federal da 6ª Região), considerou que não há provas suficientes para atri…

BHP awaits ruling after reports that unit cleared of criminal charges in 2015 dam disaster

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