Indigenous Rights Controversies Around Belo Monte Dam Tie Up Brazil’s Courts

EcoWatch: Recent lawsuits by Brazil`s Federal Public Prosecutors (MPF) concerning the Belo Monte dam are demanding accountability from the dam-building Norte Energia consortium, Brazil`s National Development Bank (BNDES) and the state environmental agency IBAMA for noncompliance with mandated mitigation measures concerning the Juruna and Xikrin Kayapó, two indigenous groups affected by the mega-project. The lawsuits demonstrate that conditions placed upon the dam`s environmental licensing have not been......

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