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Weekly Report - 24 October 2024 (WR-24-42)
BRAZIL: UK court hears case on Brazil’s worst mining disaster
UK-headquartered law firm Pogust Goodhead, representing the victims affected by Brazil’s worst mining disaster, which occurred in 2015 in Minas Gerais state, has taken the case to the High Court in London. The Fundão iron ore tailings dam in the municipality of Mariana, burst and spread toxic waste not only in the area around Mariana but also hundreds of kilometres away. Nearly nine years later, thousands of victims directly or indirectly impacted believe that justice has not yet been served.
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