The hearing between the government and Vale on Brumadinho has lasted more than 4 hours; mining company wants to centralize repairs under a single agreement – General



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The meeting takes place in the 2nd Court of Public Finance and Municipalities of the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG) (photo: Gladyston Rodrigues / EM / DA PRESS)

A audience between Vale me state government discuss the compensations related to the Crrego do Feijo dam rupture, in Brumadinho, already lasts more than four hours. The meeting, which takes place on the 2nd. Public Estate and Municipalities of the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG), presided over by the President of the Court, Judge Gilson Soares Lemes. The miner presented nine discussions for debate. So far, four of them have already been addressed by the parties.

The tragedy, which occurred in January 2019, left 259 dead and 11 missing. In a document sent to the TJMG, Vale proposes to centralize the lawsuits filed for non-compliance. According to the mining company, the idea “to seek a global solution to the controversies, guaranteeing greater legal security to the interested parties and the effective closure of the lawsuits presented, avoiding divergences, conflicts and the multiplication of lawsuits on the same issue.”

Also according to the mining company, centralizing the issue can accelerate reparation measures, reducing conflicts and consensual generations. The parties have not yet reached an agreement on the possible centralization of actions. Participating in the meeting are: Public Ministry of Minas Gerais, Defender of the State of Minas Gerais, Defender of the Union, General Lawyer of the Union, General Lawyer of the State of Minas Gerais and representatives of Vale.

The hearing began with the point considered most bureaucratic, which requires the consolidation of the Terms of Conduct Adjustment (TAC) already signed at the time of the tragedy. The extract highlights the intention of the company to “establish global means of reparation, that is to say: to involve collective actions, maintaining the premise of the agreement. The idea, however, does not eliminate the possibilities of individual actions.

I also agree that the concepts “comprehensive repair”, “recovery” and “restoration” are clearly defined, as established by the environmental legislation in force at the time of the disaster. Adjustments, Vale says, are essential to avoid risks and conflicts about what to do.

The government and Vale are also discussing ways to make popular participation transparent in decision-making on compensation. The mining company requests that deadlines, conditions and limits be established.

Around 4:30 pm, those present had debated four points.

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In addition to the four points already mentioned in this text, the company delivered a draft with five other agreements. They ask that legal theses considered “controversial” not be used, as well as that there is a maximum value for compensation and compensation measures.

Vale also wants to set a term for the duration of the settlement agreement, a time that can eventually be extended. The miner also says that it does not want to repeat the model adopted after the dissolution in Mariana, which culminated in the creation of the Renova Foundation to manage the repair works.

“In previous deals and as a premise of the agreement, it is a question of civil liability and in no case is there a prior confession or acknowledgment of guilt or administrative or criminal responsibility,” argues the mining company, in the last of the nine issues.

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