About 650 farmers and militants linked to rural movements block since Monday, 18 the Transamazon road. The protest is part of the national movement “Cry of the Earth Brazil”.
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Government endorses indigenous land to license Belo Monte dam
Formalize the Arara da Volta Grande do Xingu indigenous land is, since 2011, one of the conditions for the hydroelectric plant can operate.
Brazil is negotiating hydroelectric construction in Bolivia
According to newspaper Valor Economico, binational plant should cost $ 5 billion and enter service in 2022. BNDES is seen as the main funder.
El Bala hydroelectric project in Bolivia, would generate 4,000 MW
Bala dam in the Bolivian Amazon threatens the Madidi National Park and Biosphere Reserve and Indigenous Territory Pilon Lajas. Hydropower is a priority for Evo Morales’ government.
Belo Monte will remove 2,000 families in two months in Altamira
To circumvent delays and obey the new Belo Monte plant’s construction schedule, Norte Energia dealership will remove in the next two months more than 2,000 families of the areas that will be flooded.
The Guardian: Belo Monte, Brazil – tribes living in the shadow of a megadam
Next year the Belo Monte dam will flood vast swathes of Amazon rainforest. Indian tribes living on the river have lost their fight to halt the project – now they await the floods that threaten their entire way of life.
Hydroelectric dams in tropical areas do not generate clean energy
In a letter to world leaders at the UN Climate Summit in New York, a group of over 50 organizations stated that large dams built in the tropics as part of the hydroelectric plants do not generate clean energy.
Brazil cancels Tapajos dam auction due to indigenous concerns
Brazilian authorities have suspended the auction of the centerpiece of the massive Tapajós hydroelectric complex, reports Agência Brasil.
Brazil’s planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha
A plan to build a dozen dams in the Tapajós river basin would drive the loss of 950,000 hectares of rainforest by 2032 by spurring land speculation and mass migration to the region, suggests a study published by Imazon.
Ministry of Justice extended the stay of the National Forces in Belo Monte
The Ministry of Justice in Brazil extended the stay of the National Public Security Force in the region of Belo Monte, in Pará, for another six months.