Environmental disasters in Brazil – from Mariana to Brumadinho

Join us for the closing ceremony of Brazil Week 2020. The evening will include a screening of the new documentary, 'Trem de Lágrimas (Train of tears)' by directors Tainá de Luccas and Francisco Santos.

This will be followed by a panel discussion on the recent environmental disasters in Brazil, such as the ruptures of dams in Mariana and Brumadinho. The discussion will also explore the damages caused by prior disasters, as well as the risks of future calamites of a similar nature. This includes analysing the social, political and economic aspects of the disasters, the unfolding of the collapses, Brazil's environmental protection policies and the struggle for accountability abroad.

Panel members include:

• Tainá de Luccas (director and producer)
• Cristina Serra (journalist and author)
• Tom Goodhead (barrister)
• Isabela Espindola (visiting PhD researcher)
• Vinicius de Carvalho (chair, King's College London)
• Felipe Tirado (moderator, PhD candidate)

Then join us for a reception and performance from music group, Regional do Grafton.

9.20 minutes

After the tragedy of the mining dam collapse in Brumadinho (Brazil). Through the impressions of women who live in the area, the narrative is riddled with faith, pain and anger. 'Train of tears' depicts the perplexity of a community that had their history wiped out by the toxic mud.