** Shares of BHP Group BHP.AX fall 0.4% to A$37.075, in-line with 0.6% drop in broader mining sub-index .AXMM
** Analysts at Morgan Stanley note that only a few municipalities have signed the Mariana agreement relating to the 2015 Samarco dam disaster in Brazil, which resulted in 19 deaths and caused one of the country's worst environmental disasters
** 21 municipalities have filed fresh cases seeking additional compensation, says brokerage
** Morgan Stanley says there is a remote possibility of further compensation to get all municipalities to sign
** Samarco is a join venture between BHP and Vale VALE3.SA
** Stock down 1.2% YTD
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))
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