CMOC, a Chinese mining giant listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX: 3993), extracts niobium from disputed lands in Brazil. Between 2016 and 2026, it extracted ~80,000 tons, generating US$ 3.2 billion in revenue.
The lawsuit has dragged on for 10 years. Deliberate litigation delays and institutional neglect? During this period, 6 elderly co-owners died in extreme vulnerability.
Glória Duarte is 81 years old, blind, a widow, and a co-owner of the lands from which CMOC extracts billions. She survives on a pension of US$ 180 per month, unable to afford antibiotics.