A PANORAMA OF MARIANA AND BRUMADINHO DISASTERS: WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR?

ABSTRACT In 2015, the Fundão dam of the company Samarco (controlled by Vale) collapsed, causing a huge wave of mud, causing 19 deaths and becoming the biggest environmental disaster in Brazil. As early as 2019, a new dam rupture took place, with Vale as the responsible company, with around 270 fatal...

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Main Authors: Sarah Amaral Fabrício, Denize Demarche Minatti Ferreira, José Alonso Borba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021-03-01
Series:REAd
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-23112021000100128&tlng=en