Brumadinho Environmental Crime in Brazil Crime Ambiental em Brumadinho, Minas GeraisCar dragged by the toxic mud, ending up in the Paraopeba River. On January 25th, a tailing dam from an iron ore mine from Vale, a Brazilian mining company, collapsed, flooding with almost 13 million m³ of toxic mud the district of Córrego do Feijão, in the city of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais state. Authorities search for survivors amongst the havoc. This environmental crime takes place a little over three years after the dam collapse in the city of Mariana, also in Minas Gerais state, controlled by Vale and British-Australian BHP. Carro arrastado pela lama tóxica no rio Paraopeba, em Brumadinho. No dia 25 de janeiro, uma barragem de rejeitos minerais de ferro da empresa Vale rompeu, inundando com quase 13 milhões de m³ de lama tóxica o distrito de Córrego do Feijão, em Brumadinho, Minas Gerais. Autoridades procuram por sobreviventes e vítimas em meio à destruição. Este crime ambiental acontece pouco mais de três anos após a ruptura da barragem em Mariana, Minas Gerais, controlada pela Vale e pela anglo-australiana BHP.© Fernanda Ligabue / Greenpeace
Dried Out Land in BrazilGreenpeace carries out an expedition to the main surface water sources in the south east region of Brazil, where millions of people are threatened by water shortage since 2014. “It’s way after due time our governments understand that with no forest, there’s no water” – Cristiane Mazzetti, Greenpeace’s Forest campaigner.© Gabriel Lindoso / Greenpeace
PT RAPP Pulpwood Concession in RiauRecent large-scale clearance of peatland forest inside a PT. Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (PT RAPP) pulpwood concession on Pulau Padang, Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province. PT RAPP is a subsidiary of APRIL, the pulp & paper division of the RGE Group. On 28 January 2014, APRIL announced that it intends to continue to use rainforest logs until at least 2020.© Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace