Municipalities file a new lawsuit against Samarco, Vale and BHP for the tragedy in Mariana” Conexão Política

A group of 21 municipalities filed a new public civil lawsuit against mining companies Samarco, Vale, and BHP Billiton, demanding R$ 46 billion in compensation for the collapse of the Fundão Dam, which occurred in Mariana (MG) in November 2015. The case was filed with the 4th Federal Civil Court of Belo Horizonte last Friday (28). The tragedy, considered the greatest environmental disaster in Brazil, resulted in the death of 19 people and left a…