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A home that was destroyed by a dam break stands in ruins in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

A home that was destroyed by a dam break stands in ruins in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

FILE - Rescue workers search for victims in Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, two days after a tsunami of mud, caused by a dam break, engulfed the town in the state of Minas Gerais, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

FILE - Rescue workers search for victims in Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, two days after a tsunami of mud, caused by a dam break, engulfed the town in the state of Minas Gerais, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Monica dos Santos, 39, walks past her former village's bar that was destroyed when a dam broke in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

Monica dos Santos, 39, walks past her former village's bar that was destroyed when a dam broke in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

Monica dos Santos, 39, wears a T-shirt with the photos of victims of a dam break in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

Monica dos Santos, 39, wears a T-shirt with the photos of victims of a dam break in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

FILE - A car and two dogs are on the roof of destroyed houses at the small town of Bento Rodrigues after a dam burst in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

FILE - A car and two dogs are on the roof of destroyed houses at the small town of Bento Rodrigues after a dam burst in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

What remains of a home that was destroyed when a dam broke carries signs that read in Portuguese "That marked our lives" and "So that it is never forgotten" in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

What remains of a home that was destroyed when a dam broke carries signs that read in Portuguese "That marked our lives" and "So that it is never forgotten" in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

Cristiano Sales stands in front of the ruins of his house washed over by sludge in a 2015 collapse of a dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Brazilian mining operation Vale and Anglo-Australian firm BHP, in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

Cristiano Sales stands in front of the ruins of his house washed over by sludge in a 2015 collapse of a dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Brazilian mining operation Vale and Anglo-Australian firm BHP, in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira watches as BHP Chief Executive Officer Mike Henry signs a multi-billion dollar compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira watches as BHP Chief Executive Officer Mike Henry signs a multi-billion dollar compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Attorney General Jorge Messias, left, leans over to speak with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Pictured center is Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Attorney General Jorge Messias, left, leans over to speak with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Pictured center is Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)