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Four Years of Impunity After Dam Collapse in Brumadinho - Everyday Life in Brumadinho and Justice Proceedings in Brazil and Germany
The Brumadinho dam collapse represents a systematic failure in the coordination between the mine operator chain, state supervision and privatized control by certifying companies to guarantee safety and environmental standards. The case highlights the need for legislators to oblige companies to identify and address such risks.
On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the dam collapse in Brumadinho, we commemorated all those who have been affected by this tragedy. At a time when there are negotiations at both the European and international levels to oblige companies to respect human rights and the environment – as well as to increase access to justice for victims of corporate abuses – this tragic event serves as a warning about the damage that can be caused by a system that puts corporate profits above people and planet. Furthermore, it demonstrates the need to integrate the demands and concerns of communities negatively affected by corporate activities into the existing legislative process to enact a European due diligence law.
We discussed, if this crime could have been prevented if a German or EU supply chain law had been in place earlier? What can be done to ensure that such a new EU law contains no loopholes and does everything possible to prevent such crimes from happening?
Keynote:
Marek Misak, Policy Advisor EU External Affairs, Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE)
Moderation:
Madalena Ramos Görne (MISEREOR)
Speakers:
Bishop Vicente Ferreira, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and member of the Commission for Integral Ecology of the CNBB
Andresa Rodrigues, mother of victim Bruno and Vice-President of the Association of Families of Victims and People Affected by the Córrego do
Feijão Mine Dam Crash in Brumadinho (AVABRUM)
Danilo Chammas, human rights lawyer and coordinator of the Observatory of Criminal Proceedings on the Tragedy in Brumadinho (RENSER)
Antonia Klein, lawyer and Senior Legal Advisor, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Ben Vanpeperstraete, Senior Legal Advisor, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Four Years of Impunity After Dam Collapse in Brumadinho - Everyday Life in Brumadinho and Justice Proceedings in Brazil and Germany
The Brumadinho dam collapse represents a systematic failure in the coordination between the mine operator chain, state supervision and privatized control by certifying companies to guarantee safety and environmental standards. The case highlights the need for legislators to oblige companies to identify and address such risks.
On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the dam collapse in Brumadinho, we commemorated all those who have been affected by this tragedy. At a time when there are negotiations at both the European and international levels to oblige companies to respect human rights and the environment – as well as to increase access to justice for victims of corporate abuses – this tragic event serves as a warning about the damage that can be caused by a system that puts corporate profits above people and planet. Furthermore, it demonstrates the need to integrate the demands and concerns of communities negatively affected by corporate activities into the existing legislative process to enact a European due diligence law.
We discussed, if this crime could have been prevented if a German or EU supply chain law had been in place earlier? What can be done to ensure that such a new EU law contains no loopholes and does everything possible to prevent such crimes from happening?
Keynote:
Marek Misak, Policy Advisor EU External Affairs, Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE)
Moderation:
Madalena Ramos Görne (MISEREOR)
Speakers:
Bishop Vicente Ferreira, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and member of the Commission for Integral Ecology of the CNBB
Andresa Rodrigues, mother of victim Bruno and Vice-President of the Association of Families of Victims and People Affected by the Córrego do
Feijão Mine Dam Crash in Brumadinho (AVABRUM)
Danilo Chammas, human rights lawyer and coordinator of the Observatory of Criminal Proceedings on the Tragedy in Brumadinho (RENSER)
Antonia Klein, lawyer and Senior Legal Advisor, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Ben Vanpeperstraete, Senior Legal Advisor, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
