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58 DAYS OF BRAZILIAN TOXIC MUD TSUNAMI
FROM A ORE TAILING DAM THAT BROKE APART
DUMPING MANY COMMUNITIES, AND NOTHING,
UNTIL NOW, WAS DONE TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF ITS DESTRUCTION.
N O V E M B E R 5 2 0 1 5 B R A Z I L
ONE OF THE THREE ORE TAILING DAM, NAMED FUNDAO, BELONGING TO
SAMARCO, A BRAZILIAN JOINT-VENTURE BETWEEN VALE S.A. AND BHP
BILLITON, EACH ONE WITH 50% SHARE IN THE COMPANY, COLLAPSED
IN NOVEMBER 5, 2015, RELEASING 62 MILLIONS TONS OF TOXIC MUD
KILLING MANY PEOPLE AND AN ENTIRE RIVER IN ITS PATH.
THE COMPANIES STILL MAINTAIN THEIR ACTIVITIES, ALTHOUGH
SUSPICIONS ARE CLEAR THAT TO EVADE SECURITY AND PRESERVATIONS
STANDARDS NECESSARY FOR THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY, THEY BRIBE THE
GOVERNMENT ORGANS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGULATIONS.
I’M NOT THE AUTHOR OF THE PICTURES USED
IN THIS PUBLICATION. I DIN’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO USE THEM.
AS THE REAL AUTHORS ASK ME, I CAN CREDITED
HIS PICTURES OR IF PREFERRED, I CAN REMOVE
THEM. THE URGENCY TO GET THE WORLDWIDE
ATTENTION TO THE SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
COMMITTED HERE IN BRAZIL MADE ME TO DO IT IN
ADVANCE. FORGIVE ME FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE.
UNFOLDS OF THE SLOW-MOTION BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE SEEN FROM SPACE
