ABSTRACT
The present study sought to understand the mitigating actions proposed in response to the impact caused by the rupture of the Samarco dam in the city of Mariana, Minas Gerais. As part of a larger study, this section focuses on public health policies and the cities of Colatina and Linhares, in the state of Espírito Santo. Through qualitative methods, the political-administrative arrangement involving the company Samarco, the Interfederative Committee (CIF), the Renova Foundation and public authorities was investigated, questioning the role of the actors in the production of compensatory and remedial measures. Document analysis was used, especially the reports available on the Renova Foundation website (from March 2016 to May 2018), and seven semi-structured interviews with leading actors in the two cities studied. The analysis was guided by the theoretical scope of the public policy cycle. A clearly structured top-down political-administrative structure was identified, with an emphasis on the formulation of policies at the expense of service delivery and little articulation between public actors and civil society in the search for solutions to health problems.
KEYWORDS
Disaster planning; Public health; Public policy