Prosecutor hits Samarco with further $43bn lawsuit

Brazilian mining company Samarco and parent companies Vale SA and
BHP Billiton have been hit with a further 155bn reais ($43bn)
lawsuit related to the tailings dam collapse last November that
resulted in 19 deaths and widespread environmental damage.
The Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office filed the
lawsuit, which is also aimed at the two state governments impacted
by the spill, and the Brazilian federal government.
The prosecutor's office, an independent body sometimes
described as the