After approving the Avabrum (Association of Family Victims and hit by the breaking of the Mina Córrego do Feijão) classified the measure as a deep disrespect to the memory of the 272 lives lost in the disaster of, and at the 20 lives lost in Mariana in 2015.
The entity says that the bill is a setback and that, by including mining companies as beneficiaries of more agile licensing, it opens the doors for tragedies to repeat.
“Allowing more flexible licensing for mining companies is an affront to families who still feel the loss of their loved ones. It causes even more pain because it shows that Brumadinho’s lessons were cruelly forgotten,” says the entity’s note.
“This PL is a painful reminder that profit, once again, seems to be worth more than human life and the integrity of communities living in regions exploited by mining companies.”
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