One hundred fishermen affected by the construction of the hydroelectric Belo Monte in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon blocked a stretch of the Trans-Amazon highway on Tuesday.
Terra: In Brazil, the Trans-amazon highway was blocked in protest again the Belo Monte dam
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