Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster
A court in Belo Horizonte ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove that "individual actions" directly contributed to the collapse of the dam.
Brazilian miner Vale expects to reach a final agreement with authorities in October regarding reparations related to the collapse of a dam in the city of Mariana, it said on Wednesday in a securities filing.
Last week, Reuters reported that Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco could soon reach such an agreement to pay around 100 billion reais ($17.6 billion), with the final terms of the deal expected to come in October.
($1 = 5.6688 reais)
(By Andre Romani; Editing by Kylie Madry)
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