Brazil Dam Contempt Case Has No Legal Authority, BHP Says

By Joanne Faulkner ( January 20, 2026, 3:26 PM GMT) -- BHP urged the Court of Appeal Tuesday to grant it permission to appeal against an order allowing Brazilian municipalities bringing litigation over the collapse of a dam to continue criminal contempt proceedings because it raises issues of "general public importance."...

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