Brazil to sue mining companies over toxic waste disaster

1,240 views · Published 1 December 2015 · 1:50 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2015 · News & Politics

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Brazil's government has launched legal action over a mining disaster in early November. It wants the firms - including giant BHP Billiton - to pay a minimum of $5.2bn to clean up the toxic waste.  

Daniel Schweimler reports.

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