BHP in court: Lawsuit of a billion after environmental disaster in Brazil!

BHP in court: Lawsuit of a billion after environmental disaster in Brazil!

Bento Rodrigues, Brasilien - A huge earthquake of justice shakes the British dishes! The mining giant BHP faces a shocking $ 47 billion lawsuit, submitted by over 600,000 victims of the devastating dam disaster in Brazil, which cost at least 19 people in 2015. The first hearing in this long -awaited procedure began on Monday, which represents the largest environmental damage claim of all time.

On November 5, 2015, the Fundão-Damm, which stored almost 50 million cubic meters of iron ore sludge, broke and transformed the idyllic region into a sludge sea. The poisonous waste contaminated the Rio Doce and destroyed the ecosystem, while the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues sank into a nightmare. The fishermen and indigenous people who rely on the river have been robbed of their livelihood, and the damage has not yet been fully remedied.

The lawsuit against BHP

The lawsuit represented by the renowned law firm Pogust Goodhead demands appropriate compensation for the victims concerned from BHP. Internal documents from Samarco, the operator of the dam, show that the company was informed about the risks months before the accident. BHP holds 50 percent of Samarco and is considered the main person responsible by the plaintiffs. "BHP is an environmental pattern and has to pay," explains lawyer Alain Choo Choy.

Why was the lawsuit submitted in London? According to reports, BHP and Vale have already reached an agreement with the Brazilian authorities, but the victims fear that the compensation in Brazil could be inadequate. Therefore, they turned to the British dishes, where two of BHPS are based on legal units. BHP denies the allegations and claims not to be responsible for the dam. But the waves of outrage are high, while the world is eagerly waiting for the judgment!