Brazil’s Environment Minister, José Sarney Filho said on Monday he will not allow Samarco Mineração to reopen its iron-ore mine without assurances that the causes and damages of a deadly tailings dam collapse were fixed.
Sarney Filho, appointed last week, made the comments during an official visit to Mariana, Brazil, the township most affected by the November tragedy that is considered the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history.
