Pará: Court Rules Against Indigenous Rights In Belo Monte Hearing

Pará: Court Rules Against Indigenous Rights In Belo Monte Hearing   Decision violates Brazil’s Constitution and international human rights convention; appeal to Supreme Court expected   A district federal court in Brazil ruled today that indigenous communities threatened by the controversial Belo Monte Dam complex—under initial construction since July on the Xingu River in the Amazon—do not have the right to free, prior and informed consultations regarding the project despite guarantees in...

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