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An agreement between Vale, BHP, and Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil may end over a hundred lawsuits against the mining companies in Brazil and potentially limit legal action abroad. The deal, nearly nine years after the 2015 disaster in Mariana, Brazil, includes payments over 20 years for repair and compensation projects, with additional obligations totaling 32 billion reais. While the agreement aims to resolve existing lawsuits, it does not preclude new legal actions related to unknown damages in the future. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's efforts to facilitate peace talks in Ukraine, expressing criticism toward the leaders of Russia and Ukraine for their apparent lack of readiness. Lula also emphasizes the need for a more inclusive approach within international organizations, advocating for broader participation in the BRICS group and a more generous approach by the New Development Bank compared to the IMF.

The U.S. government has again deported a planeload of Brazilians, the second such chartered flight since October to return an increasing number of migrants trying to enter the United States illegally from Mexico. Brazil has previously refused to receive mass deportations from the United States and is now allowing these transfers to help President Donald Trump's policy of speeding up deportations of illegal migrants at the Mexican border, they said. [Extracted from the article]