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Brazil: Ministry Silences Report on Human Rights in Belo Monte

Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Citizen Media, Development, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Politics

Brazilian journalist Leonardo Sakamoto comments [1] [pt] on a news [2] [pt] about a report he wrote for the government that denounces human rights abuses [3] [pt] in the region affected by the Belo Monte Dam [4]. The news points that almost one year after the visit, the report hasn't been formally discussed by the Ministry of the Special Secretariat of Human Rights.