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What Romeu Zema said about apply penalties to companies responsible for environmental disasters and use funds to repair damages

Romeu Zema

Romeu Zema

January 31, 2026

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Romeu Zema: But we tried, Lorenzo, to do what was possible to ease that human suffering.

Romeu Zema: and also to punish the company that caused that tragedy.

And on that occasion, we imposed the largest penalty applied in Brazil up to that time, in the amount of 37 billion reais, and all of that sum has been used either to compensate the victims, those affected, or... for works to compensate the people of Minas who suffered so much.

Romeu Zema · 3:58

Romeu Zema: But perhaps the greatest advance, Lorenzo, was in the change in legislation that we promoted, so that that type of tragedy never happens again in Minas Gerais.

Romeu Zema: So, I am very satisfied.

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states having applied a R$37 billion fine to compensate victims and finance works.

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