https://phys.org/news/2018-07-bhp-vows-australia-samarco-disaster.html

BHP and Vale, co-owners of Samarco, last month reached an agreement with Brazilian public authorities to settle a 20 billion real (US$5.3 billion) civil suit over the tragedy.

The companies also established a framework to progress a second 155 billion real claim brought by Brazilian federal prosecutors in the next two years.