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Brazil's Vale opens talks on compensation for January dam disaster

Published 04/08/2019, 01:53 PM
Updated 04/08/2019, 01:55 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of the Brazilian mining company Vale SA is seen in Brumadinho

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining company Vale SA has opened negotiations with prosecutors and families of victims of the deadly January dam disaster in Minas Gerais state, with an aim of defining compensation, the company said on Monday.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of the Brazilian mining company Vale SA is seen in Brumadinho

Vale said it has signed a term of commitment with an arm of Minas Gerais state prosecutors' office, which will be in charge of receiving expressions of interest from families seeking compensation for losses related to the disaster, which killed an estimated 300 people.

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