Brazil: Judge Suspends Construction License For Controversial Teles Pires Dam In The Brazilian Amazon

Brazil: Judge Suspends Construction License For Controversial Teles Pires Dam In The Brazilian Amazon   Public Prosecutors and Federal Judge cite violations of indigenous peoples' rights guaranteed by Brazilian Constitution and international law   A federal judge in Brazil has suspended the construction license of the Teles Pires hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, citing violations of the rights of the Kayabi, Apiaká and Mundurucu indigenous peoples whose livelihoods are...

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