Para: As Tensions Rise, Controversial Belo Monte Dam Faces New Legal Challenge

Para: As Tensions Rise, Controversial Belo Monte Dam Faces New Legal Challenge   Federal Public Prosecutors allege 40% of social and environmental conditions have not been met by project consortium   Last week's decision by IBAMA, Brazil's federal environmental agency, to grant a license allowing full-fledged construction on the controversial Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Xingu River has spurred a new wave of legal challenges and protests throughout Brazil.   Yesterday, Brazil's Federal...

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