Para: MPF Seeks Halt In Construction Of Belo Monte To Prevent Removal Of Indians

Para: MPF Seeks Halt In Construction Of Belo Monte To Prevent Removal Of Indians   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   It is the first process in the Brazilian justice system that addresses the right of nature, irreversibly affected by dams in the Big Bend of the Xingu   The Federal Prosecutor's Office initiated a lawsuit today asking for the halt in construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on the Xingu river in Para. In the lawsuit, the prosecutors point to the inevitable...

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