Brazil states ask court to double what Vale, BHP should pay for dam burst

Two Brazilian states have asked a court to more than double the amount that miners Vale and BHP, plus a jointly owned tie-up, must pay in damages for a 2015 deadly tailings dam failure, according to a legal document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. In January, a Brazilian federal judge ruled that Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay 47.6-billion reais in damages for the dam burst, a preliminary decision which prompted Vale and BHP to raise provisions related to the case.