“No prison time for "Brazil's worst environmental disaster"?”
Argues that the Mariana dam collapse highlights the need for ecocide law. British courts found BHP liable for the collapse of the Fundão dam in Mariana, yet the ruling led to no individual legal consequences for the most senior decision makers involved in causing the catastrophe.
Pricila Cardoso de Aquino for Valor Economico, 15/04/2026