| Locations where resettlements took place, the number of households resettled in each, and how their livelihoods were affected by the process | |
| 2023 | In 2023, the plan for the involuntary relocation of residents from the Self-Evacuation Zone (ZAS) of the Três Marias tailings dam was discontinued. The measure was initially planned in response to the raising of the Central and West 1 modules of the Murici Tailings Deposit, constructed using the downstream raising method and used to receive industrial tailings from the production of zinc metal and oxide alloys.
Negotiations with ZAS residents began in 2022. However, during this period, a new tailings disposal project was developed and tested, enabling dry stacking and eliminating the need to expand the existing dam. The change in strategy was communicated to the stakeholders directly involved through our institutional channels and direct dialogues with community leaders. Clarification was also provided regarding the suspension of the process by the environmental agency. |
| 2024 | Regarding the environmental permit for the expansion of the Murici waste disposal site in Três Marias, which was discussed in a previous report, we have held meetings in the Self-Reliance Zone (ZAS) to formalize the closure of the process, the end of negotiations and involuntary relocation, as well as the closure of the Social Assistance Center. |
| 2025 | No resettlements took place. |
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