Those affected by the breach of Dam 1, at Córrego do Feijão mine, in Brumadinho, can register for one of the types of indemnity – individual, emergency, and labor. Below, learn about the differences, who is eligible for each type of indemnity, and how to complete the request process.

Indemnification payment

The indemnification proceedings are being conducted with the support of the Public Defender's Office. See below the highlights related to each indemnification front.

Emergency Indemnification

More than 107,000 people with monthly compensation until Jan 2020

Individual and Group Indemnification

700 agreements signed

1,400 beneficiaries

Labor Indemnification

500 agreements signed

1,400 beneficiaries

Learn more about emergency payments agreement

Data until 10/18/2019

| Individual or family Indemnities

Vale signed an Agreement with the Public Defender's Office of Minas Gerais to expedite the payment of indemnities regarding the breach of Dam 1, at Córrego do Feijão mine. This Agreement serves as a parameter for indemnities related to the evacuation of Sul Superior dam, in Barão de Cocais, and B3/B4 dams, in Macacos. In addition, it allows residents to negotiate their indemnities voluntarily.

To begin the negotiation process, applicants must pre-schedule an appointment at one of the Indemnity Offices listed below, and provide all required documentation.

Check out the mandatory documents:

See below addresses of the Individual Indemnity Offices

| Emergency Compensation

Vale pays the emergency compensation established by the Preliminary Agreement to the residents of Brumadinho and those located within 1km of Paraopeba river channel, from Brumadinho to the city of Pompéu, at Retiro Baixo dam.

To find out if a resident is eligible for this indemnity, see the map below and check that the residence is within the area colored in orange.

How to Register to Receive Emergency Compensation

Residents who have not yet registered to receive the emergency compensation must go to one of the Indemnity Registration Centers (IRC) to submit the required documentation. See below addresses and service hours. For more information, call 0800 888 1182.

Payment Schedule

Vale must evaluate the documentation within a 10-working-day period. If the documentation presents no pending issue, Vale must make the payment within 10 business days. This payment will be made retroactively for 12 months – from January to December.

How to Cancel Registration and Return of Improperly Received Amounts

Those interested in returning the improperly received amount must make a deposit in Vale's bank account. After the deposit, stakeholders must go to one of Vale's Indemnity Registration Center – and provide an identification document with photo – to submit the proof of deposit and sign the Declaration of Deposit and Emergency Compensation Waiver Application.

If there is no Indemnity Registration Center in your city, you will need to go to the nearest Center. Upon submission of the proof of deposit and signatures of the required terms, the amounts will no longer be deposited monthly to the accounts of the stakeholders.

Details about Emergency Compensation

Emergency compensation for residents of Brumadinho and regions close to Paraopeba river

One minimum wage per adult

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50% of the minimum wage per adolescent

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25% of the minimum wage per child

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Basket of staples: Amount corresponding to one basket of staples for each family of Córrego do Feijão and Parque da Cachoeira communities, for a period of 12 months, as established in the hearing held on March 7. The amount is in accordance with the basket of staples established by the Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (DIEESE, Departamento Intersindical de Estatística e Estudos Socioeconômicos) and will be deposited in the bank account of the head of the family.

*Partial agreement so far – Valid for one year, as of January 25.

| Labor Indemnities

Vale and the Labor Prosecution Office of Minas Gerais signed, on July 15, 2019, an agreement whereby the phase of knowledge of the public-interest civil action was concluded. From this date, the families of workers who were victims of Dam 1 breach at Córrego do Feijão mine, in Brumadinho, will be entitled to receive compensation, by means of individual agreement.

Compensation Assumptions

• Parents, spouses or partners and children of deceased workers will receive R$500,000, individually, for moral damage. Siblings will receive R$150,000
• There will be an additional occupational accident insurance of R$200,000 for parents, spouses or partners and children individually
• Compensation for material damage, whose minimum amount is R$800,000, will also be paid to the dependents per family
• Daycare assistance of R$920 per month for children of deceased workers up to 3 years old, and educational assistance of R$998 per month for children between 3 and 25 years old, will also be paid
• Medical insurance will be provided to spouses or partners (life-long) and children up to 25 years of age
• The agreement also provides for stability to direct and third-party employees working at Córrego do Feijão on the day of the breach, and to survivors who were working at the time of the breach, for a period of 3 years from January 25, 2019, but it can be converted in money
• Vale will deposit at the court's discretion, on August 6, 2019, the amount of R$400 million as collective moral damage

How to Register to Receive Labor Indemnity

Family members contemplated by the agreement can appoint a lawyer from union, a private lawyer, or the Labor Court of Betim (Minas Gerais) to join the Public-Interest Civil Action – process number 0010261-67.2019.5.03.0028 –, which is in the 5th Labor Court of Betim (Minas Gerais).