MAB organizes events to commemorate six years of the Brumadinho tragedy

Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils along river banks in the Brumadinho (MG) region have changed and heavy metals have accumulated, above safe levels, since the collapse of the B1 dam at Vale's Crrego do Feijo mine in 2019. The tragedy, which celebrates six years this Saturday (25), left 270 dead and a trail of contamination that imposes risks to public health and the environment. Read more (01/24/2025)

Six years after the tragedy that occurred in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, when a Vale mining dam broke, discharging 12 million cubic meters of tailings into the Paraopeba River basin — killing 272 people and contaminating the region's water and soil — the local reality remains one of mud, contamination, tailings, dust and contaminated water for those affected. The Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) scheduled a series of events for Friday (24…

Next Sunday (26), on Avenida Paulista, in São Paulo, a siren will ring to remember the 272 lives that were interrupted by the collapse of the dam in Brumadinho in 2019. The date marks six years and one day of the tragedy. The ringtone will take place at 12:28 p.m., the exact time the tragedy occurred. In addition, the spokesperson of the Camila and Luiz Taliberti Institute, responsible for the event, will make a public statement at the time of t…