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UK court allows case against BHP-Vale on Brazil fail

The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that a US$6 billion civil lawsuit representing over 200,000 Brazilians impacted by Samarco's Fundao tailings dam disaster in 2015 may proceed.

UK court allows case against BHP-Vale on Brazil fail UK court allows case against BHP-Vale on Brazil fail UK court allows case against BHP-Vale on Brazil fail UK court allows case against BHP-Vale on Brazil fail UK court allows case against BHP-Vale on Brazil fail

UK court rules for Brazil victims

Legal proceeding had halted in 2020 after the UK High Court ruled the case, brought against the BHP-Vale iron ore joint venture Samarco following the the dam collapse, to be an abuse of process.