In 2010, the group Articulation of those Affected by Vale (Articulação dos Atingidos e Atingidas pela Vale) purchased the company's shares in order to sit at their assemblies.
Ní ọdún-un 2010, ẹgbẹ́ Ìmọ́rọ̀-yéni-yékéyéké àwọn tí ọ̀ràn-an Vale náà kàn (Articulação dos Atingidos e Atingidas pela Vale) ra ìpín ìdókòòwò iléeṣẹ́ náà láti lè bá wọn jókòó ní àjọ wọn.