No Disaster is Natural
By Jason von Meding, Djair Sergio de Freitas Junior, Maíra Irigaray, openDemocracy
The latest environmental and human catastrophe involving Brazilian mining giant Vale occurred on the 25th January 2019 when a mine-tailings dam in Minas Gerais state ruptured. Mining waste and sludge engulfed the town of Brumadinho, with over a hundred people confirmed dead and more than 200 missing.