Brazil requests resumption of multi-billion dollar suit against Samarco, Vale and BHP for dam burst

Reuters

Published Oct 01, 2020 01:06PM ET

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal and state authorities and prosecutors have requested the re-opening of a multi-billion dollar civil action suit against miners Samarco , Vale (SA:VALE3) and BHP (AX:BHP) (L:BLT) for damages caused by the Fundao dam burst in 2015, Minas Gerais state police said on Thursday.