Mineração, desastres, formação crítica: casos no Brasil e no Canadá

Abstract

Increasingly there have been Mine Tailings Dam Failure Disasters (MTDFD’s). This article aims to draw some parallels between three of the largest MTDFD’s in the world. These, which occurred in Brazil and Canada, are configured in processes derived from a mining modus operandi that results in dam failures but extends far beyond those events. We argue that the promise of local development disseminated by mining in territories where the mining complexes are installed is questionable and favors the production of MTDFD’s. In this context, schools are the target of mining, but also possible spaces for information and critical citizen training in which the controversies, impacts and risks of mining activity can be highlighted and discussed.