Pará: Belo Monte - TRF1 Decided That Indians Do Not Have The Right To Prior Consultation

Pará: Belo Monte - TRF1 Decided That Indians Do Not Have The Right To Prior Consultation   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   Ended today in federal court of the First Region (TRF-1) the trial process that called for the suspension of construction of the hydroelectric plant of Belo Monte, for lack of prior consultation with the Indians. The trial ended today when federal judge Maria do Carmo Cardoso kept the environmental licensing of the plant.   The case was dismissed, which was...

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