Tag: Minas Gerais

• Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Vale in deep legal “sludge” over dam burst: 135 dead and 200 missing

  

  A report commissioned by Brazilian miner Vale SA last year to look into the stability of the tailings dam that ruptured January 25, killing 135, certified it as sound but raised concerns over its drainage and monitoring systems, newspaper Folha de S Paulo reported on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro in semi-intensive care and treated with broad spectrum antibiotics

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was in semi-intensive care in hospital on Monday following abdominal surgery and was set to stay in the hospital at least another week, his office said. Concerns of potential infection meant the medical team wanted more time to monitor the far-right leader, 63, after the operation a week ago to remove a colostomy bag, the office said.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 10:38 UTC

  Dam burst in Brazil confirms 110 deaths and 238 missing: “deadliest-ever mine disaster”

  

  Residents devastated by a mining dam burst in Brazil that may have killed more than 300 people reacted on Thursday with indifference and in many cases anger to miner Vale SA’s pledges to pay victims’ families and improve safety.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 10:05 UTC

  Dam burst in Brazil: Police arrests five engineers responsible for environment impact licenses

  

  Police in Brazil have arrested five people as part of an investigation into Friday's dam collapse in Brumadinho. At least 65 people died and 300 remain unaccounted for, when toxic sludge engulfed a company canteen and neighboring residential buildings.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  Vale vows to cut 10% iron ore output and decommission ten dangerous sludge dams

  

  Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, on Tuesday vowed to take as much as 10% of its ore output offline in order to decommission ten more dams like the one that burst last week, killing scores of workers and nearby residents.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering after a nine-hour operation; General Hamilton Mourao acting president

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery to remove a colostomy bag he had fitted after he was stabbed in the stomach on the campaign trail in September. He is expected to be on strict bed rest for two days after the operation, a presidential spokesman said.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Brazilian government considering management overhaul at miner Vale SA

  

  Brazil’s government weighed pushing for a management overhaul at miner Vale SA on Monday as grief over hundreds feared killed by a dam burst turned into anger, with prosecutors, politicians and victims’ families calling for punishment. By Monday, firefighters in the state of Minas Gerais had confirmed 65 people killed by Friday’s disaster, in which a burst tailings dam sent a torrent of sludge into the miner’s offices and the town of Brumadinho.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 08:36 UTC

  Vale's market value plunges US$ 16,4bn on Monday, following on the dam burst

  

  Brazilian miner Vale SA’s shares plunged on Monday, wiping out nearly 62 billion reais (US$ 16.4 billion) in market value, after a tailing dam collapse on Friday killed at least 65 people and left 292 missing with slim hopes for recovery. Vale shares were down 21.5% in Sao Paulo morning trading, at 44.70 reais. The company suspended dividend payments late on Sunday.

• Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors looking into expanding the case against mining companies

  

  The Brazilian prosecutor running talks to settle a lawsuit over a 2015 tailings dam rupture at the Samarco mine says the deadly dam burst at the mine run by Vale in Brumadinho could scramble those sensitive negotiations.

• Monday, January 28th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  Brazilians furious with mining company and regulators: 58 dead confirmed and 300 missing

  

  Grief over the hundreds of Brazilians feared lost in a mining disaster on Friday has quickly hardened into anger as victims' families and politicians say iron ore miner Vale SA and regulators have learned nothing from the recent past.