Indigenous chief Merong Kamakã Mongoió, who was found dead in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, on Monday morning, was the leader of the indigenous people who had been living on land owned by mining company Vale for over two years.
The number of people claiming compensation now stand at 1,400. The lawsuit targets Tüv Süd, the German company hired by Vale to assess the dam at the Córrego do Feijão mine in Brumadinho.
The collapse of Vale’s ore tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, took place five years ago on Jan. 25.
The lawsuit had been pending since April 2022 and was filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency responsible for regulating the stock market in the USA.
The breach of mining giant Vale’s dam in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, took the lives of 272 people. Three are yet to be located. Efforts have surpassed 1,400 days.