One year since the Brumadinho disaster: locals struggle, Vale profits
Miner has recovered its market value, while 93,000 people affected by dam burst will have relief payments cut in half
By Pedro Stropasolas, from Brumadinho
Edilaine Pereira Coimbra never had any relationship with Vale, but, like many others, she was by the Paraopeba River when the mud came pouring down on that January 25th, 2019. All she had time to do was cut her fishing lines, get her three children she raised with the income from fishing, and go down a path of no return.