Actors / Public authority · Brazil
Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF)
Appears in 5 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vale Brumadinho dam collapse | Federal prosecutor; re-filed indictment (2023) | Brazil | 2019–2027 | Mining / tailings dam |
| Samarco Fundão dam collapse (Mariana): the settlement and the court cases | Federal prosecutor; brought the 2016 criminal charges | Brazil | 2015–2026 | Mining / tailings dam |
| Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips killing (Brazil) | Federal prosecutors; brought the charges against the accused | Brazil | 2022–2026 | Killings and repression of defenders |
| Belo Monte hydrograph and Volta Grande flow reduction | Federal prosecutors; reported the hydrograph failure and the fish-kill count | Brazil | 2015–2025 | Wind, hydro and other renewables |
| Pará forest carbon credit schemes face suspension and lawsuits | sued to annul the LEAF deal; wrote to the state in 2026 | Brazil | 2023–2026 | Carbon credits |
Appears alongside
Vale ×2Public Prosecutor's Office of Minas Gerais (MPMG) ×2Government of Minas Gerais ×2Chubb Global Markets ×2Allianz ×2Mapfre ×2WTW (Willis Towers Watson) ×2TÜV SÜDUS Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG)Swiss ReZurich InsuranceAonSamarco MineraçãoBHPVogBRRenova Foundation (Fundação Renova)Regional Federal Court of the 6th Region (TRF-6)Supreme Court of BrazilHigh Court of England and WalesFairfax FinancialNorte EnergiaVerraLEAF CoalitionPará state governmentPará public attorney's officeCAAP International
Terms used on this page
Science and environment
- Tailings and tailings dam
- Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.
Carbon and conservation finance
- Carbon credit
- A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.