Law firm to drop London lawsuit against Brazil mining group over dam disaster

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13/11/2025 21:17

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Law firm Pogust Goodhead will have to reimburse 811,000 pounds ($1.09 million) to Brazilian mining lobby group Ibram after it decided to drop a London lawsuit against the group over a 2015 dam disaster, Ibram told Reuters on Thursday.

The amount is related to the costs faced by Ibram as part of the lawsuit filed by 25 Brazilian cities represented by PG over the collapse of a dam owned by Samarco, a joint venture between Vale VALE3.SA and BHP BHP.AX, which killed 19 people and polluted a major river.

($1 = 0.7451 pounds)

 (Reporting by Marta Nogueira; Writing by Fernando Cardoso; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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