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Mongabay: Judge suspends Brazil's monster dam: contractor 'imposing' its interests
Construction on Brazil's planned mega-dam, the Belo Monte, has been ordered suspended by a federal judge, citing unmet environmental and social conditions. Just last month, the hugely controversial dam, was handed a partial license from Brazil's Environmental Agency (IBAMA). However, the judge, Ronaldo Destêrro, found that the partial license, the first of its kind in Brazil, was granted under pressure from the dam's contractor,......
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Judge suspends Brazil’s monster dam: contractor ‘imposing’ its interests
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 27th, 2011
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