Lula has repeatedly criticized Vale for not paying compensation to the victims of the 2 dam collapses that killed a complete of 289 individuals. Final week, he stated the mining firm was “dragging its ft.”
“To today, the corporate has not paid the rights of the poor individuals,” Lula added.
The Brazilian President is predicted to satisfy with Vale representatives subsequent week.
Attorneys representing claimants taking authorized motion over the 2015 Mariana catastrophe filed an injunction final week towards miners BHP (NYSE: BHP) and Vale for allegedly “attempting to derail” a possible £36 billion ($46 billion) London lawsuit.
Vale, BHP and their three way partnership Samarco offered Brazilian authorities with a $26.09 billion supply to settle reparations for the dam collapse earlier in June after Brazil rejected a earlier supply.
For Brumadinho, a settlement settlement was reached in February 2021, two years after the dam collapsed.
Vale agreed to pay no less than 37.68 billion reais ($6.85 billion) in collective damages. Practically 1.3 billion reais ($240 million) was for direct reparations to the victims’ households.