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In the first plenary session of the Rio Doce Observatory, the affected people made complaints, demanded participation and approved their proposals for the Rio Doce renegotiation

These proposals will be taken to the Rio Doce Task Force of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), to the National Justice Council (CNJ), to the State Legislature of Minas Gerais (ALMG), to the State Legislature of Espirito Santo (ALES), to the states of MG and ES, to the Chamber of Deputies and to the Senate […]

The new issue of Homa Publica – Revista Internacional de Derechos Humanos y Empresas was launched

Vol. 5, No. 1 is joined by the dossier “Corporate Responsibility in light of the Inter-American System of Human Rights” organized by Prof. Berónica Narvaez Mercado. The new issue of Homa Publica has eight articles on the subject of Corporate Responsibility in light of the Inter-American System of Human Rights, in addition to one article […]

Round table discussion on the creation of the External Ombudsman of Minas Gerais Public Defender’s Office.

Thiago de Mello’s poem “Para os que Virão” (For those to come), recited by Fernanda Lage, a member of the Brazilian National Network of People’s Lawyers (RENAP), started the conversation on ” The creation of the External Ombudsman of Minas Gerais Public Defender’s Office and the role of civil society in strengthening access to justice”, […]

People affected by Vale’s billion-dollar agreement in Brumadinho filed a suit in the Brazilian Supreme Court.

With the support of ANAB, CASEC, PSOL and PT, the lawsuit claims for hearing and full reparation of damages in the Rio Paraopeba river basin On Wednesday (10), communities affected by Vale’s socio-environmental crime in Brumadinho filed a lawsuit in the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), asking for the suspension of the ratification of the reparation […]

Organizations sent an official letter to CNDH, PFDC, CNJ and CIDH about the agreement between Vale, justice institutions and the state of Minas Gerais being negotiated without the participation of the people affected by Vale’s crime in the case of Brumadinho.

The collapse of the dam owned by Vale in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, completes two years today, January 25. The disaster, which dumped almost thirteen million cubic meters of ore into Córrego do Feijão, affected thousands of lives in different areas – economy, education, health, among others. In addition to the 27 million square meters of […]