Pará: Brazilian Judge Halts Belo Monte Dam Construction - Judge Rules Controversial Project ...

Pará: Brazilian Judge Halts Belo Monte Dam Construction - Judge Rules Controversial Project Risks Damaging Fish Stocks On Xingu River   Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric dam project on the Xingu River in the Amazon suffered two major setbacks this week when a judge ruled in favor of fisheries groups and placed limits on its construction, and the mayor's office of Altamira – a former political ally – issued a cautionary statement to the Dilma Rousseff government requesting the project be...

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