Actors / Company · Brazil
Samarco Mineração
Appears in 2 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samarco Fundão dam collapse (Mariana): the settlement and the court cases | Dam owner and operator; convicted on appeal (2026) | Brazil | 2015–2026 | Mining / tailings dam |
| Renova Foundation (Mariana dam, Brazil) | Dam operator; main funder of Renova; takes over its programmes | Brazil | 2015–2024 | Mining / tailings dam |
Appears alongside
Vale ×2BHP ×2Public Prosecutor's Office of Minas Gerais (MPMG) ×2VogBRRenova Foundation (Fundação Renova)Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF)Government of Minas GeraisRegional Federal Court of the 6th Region (TRF-6)Supreme Court of BrazilHigh Court of England and WalesChubb Global MarketsAllianzMapfreFairfax FinancialWTW (Willis Towers Watson)Fundação Renova
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.
Places and local terms
- Renova Foundation
- The foundation set up after the 2015 Mariana dam collapse to carry out repairs and compensation on behalf of Samarco and its owners.