Mining and major disasters in Brazil: analysis on social return and environmental risks and infractions

This article presents reflections on the risks and infractions legal treatment given to major mining disasters in Brazil, concluding by the need for greater effectiveness in predicting risks and responding to environmental emergencies in the Brazilian state. The methodology includes inductive methods, data and documents analysis (especially those available at the National Observatory for Environmental, Economic and Social Affairs of High Complexity and Great Impact and Repercussion), in addition to normative tools and norms of international bodies related to the matter.