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In Brazil, 4 million were affected by dam collapses in the last 80 years, says Fiocruz

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More than 4 million people have been affected by construction and dam failures in Brazil over the last 80 years. This number was released in the study “Health, water, energy, environment and work: weaving knowledge in the promotion of sustainable and healthy territories”, carried out by the Osvaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), in partnership with the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB).

O Fiocruz study analyzed the main impacts of dams in the health of Brazilians, from 1940 to 2022, analyzing theses, dissertations, articles and reports published in the last 8 decades.

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According to research, dams have been responsible for a series of human rights violations of affected populations. One example is the right to housing, which was disrespected when residents were forced to abandon their homes for the installation of dozens of hydroelectric plants during the period of the last military governments.

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You may have already heard about it and have certainly asked yourself “What are Human Rights?”. These are those rights that belong to each and every one of us equally.

In the case of the dam collapse in Mariana, in 2015, and in Brumadinho, in 2019, both in Minas Gerais, the cutting-edge study that was carried out violation of the right to life of local populations.

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R$229 billion: this is the amount requested in compensation for the Mariana disaster

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The plaintiffs in the Mariana environmental disaster, in Minas Gerais, which occurred in 2015, raised to 36 billion pounds (around R$229 billion) the total for compensation for damages and interest claimed from the Australian mining company BHP in the case opened in the United Kingdom – said the lawyers.

Fiocruz defends the importance of programs aimed at preventing new disaster-crimes and also at establishing specific health services for those affected.

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