Brazil: In Weekly Column, Dilma Notes That Belo Monte Will Not Reach Indigenous Land

Brazil: In Weekly Column, Dilma Notes That Belo Monte Will Not Reach Indigenous Land   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   The construction of the hydroelectric plant of Belo Monte, Rio Xingu (PA), will not reach any of the ten indigenous lands located near the project. The statement was made by President Rousseff weekly column in Conversation with the President, published yesterday (9) in newspapers.   "Belo Monte will be essential for the development of the region and country, and...

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