Prosecutors allege that Vale has failed to
provide compensation to the tribes or mitigate the impact of the mine on
their communities for the two years the project has been in operation,
the statement said.
Vale, they allege, should not have received a license to operate the mine in Ourolandia do Norte, Brazil, because it has failed to meet these conditions which were set out in the preliminary license for the mine. The
lawsuit seeks at least 48 million reais in damages ($24.24 million), or
$1 million a month for each tribe, since the project began, the
statement said.
Native groups in
Brazil's Amazon have a long history of protest against Vale. They have
blocked the company's rail lines and delayed metals shipments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/29/us-vale-prosecutor-idUSBRE84R0PO20120529
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