Works are suspended by order of Regional Federal Court.
Tag: Belo Monte
IBAMA: consortium does not meet conditioning of Belo Monte
According to report, only 4 of the 23 environmental requirements imposed by the agency were attended. Of these, none was infrastructure.
National Force will be in Belo Monte for another 6 months
Minister of Justice extends the dwell time of Force, which is there since March curbing protests against the construction of the 2nd largest plant in the country.
Indigenous occupy again the construction site of the Belo Monte
Indians occupied one of the three construction sites of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant. It is the second indigenous action, just this month, which aims to compel to paralyze the work.
Amazon Be Dammed: Deforestation Undermines Future Viability of Brazil’s Hydropower Projects
Boom energy-hungry in Brazil drives the country to explore a vast hydroelectric potential of the Amazon.
Protestors leave Belo Monte, but keeps mobilization in Altamira
Indigenous ask the presence of the minister to negotiate their rights in the process of consulting traditional people concerning hydroelectric projects
Indigenous camped in Belo Monte present letter claims
Hundreds of indigenous of six ethnic groups occupied 5 days ago Belo Monte
The rights and wrongs of Belo Monte
Having spent heavily to make the world’s third-biggest hydroelectric project greener, Brazil risks getting a poor return on its $14 billion investment.
The other “Belo” which is moving on the river Xingu
At 50 km from the Belo Monte hydroelectric Belo Sun the Canadian mining company also wants Xingu water for use in gold mining.
Brazil: Campaign in favor of indigenous affected by construction of Belo Monte hydroelectric was launched
An association launched a fundraising campaign to help indigenous communities affected by the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric.