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Brazil: Belo Monte Dam Construction Site is Occupied

Posted 27 October 2011 15:08 GMT

Written byJoão Miguel D. de A. Lima

Countries	Brazil
Topics	Breaking News, Environment, Indigenous, Law, Protest
Languages	Portuguese

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· Brasil: Canteiro de Obras de Belo Monte Está Ocupado

Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) reports [pt] that 600 people have occupied Belo Monte Dam construction site in Altamira, brazilian state of Pará. Journalist Beth Begonha (@BethBegonha) said [pt] that Kayapó people from the village of Gurupira will join the protest shortly. This action was decided yesterday, with news that the trial on the dam's future had been postponed for the second time.

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