BHP Fails To Block Contempt Bid In £36B Dam Disaster Battle

By William Janes ( June 26, 2025, 6:31 PM BST) -- BHP lost its bid on Thursday to block Brazilian municipalities from bringing criminal contempt proceedings in a £36 billion ($50 billion) case over Brazil's worst environmental disaster, with a London court ruling there were reasonable grounds to argue the mining giant was in contempt....

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