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Human Trafficking and Prostitution Scandal Threatens Belo Monte Dam
Dam-building consortium questioned around project and sex slavery link Altamira, Brazil- Brazil’s Parliamentary Commission on Human Trafficking (CPI) announced yesterday...
Jennifer Downey: The Madeira River
by Jennifer Downey In October of 2012, I stood on the bank of the Madeira River in Brazil and, shading...
On NPR: Brazil Builds Monster Dams In The Amazon
On February 13, 2013, NPR’s All Things Considered aired a piece on current efforts to build the Jirau and other...
Scientific Study Examines Impacts of Rapid Hydropower Expansion in Andean Amazon
Proliferation of Hydroelectric Dams in the Andean Amazon and Implications for Andes-Amazon Connectivity Hydroelectric Dams of the Andean AmazonMatt Finer...
Power-Hungry Brazil Builds Dams, and More Dams, Across the Amazon
Construction activities are damming the Xingu river in the heart of the Amazon.Washington Post / Getty Images MUTUM PARANA, Brazil...
As Brazil Builds Massive Dam, Life on the River Runs Dry
The wind blows in from the river, mingling with the scent of the day’s last meal in the kitchen. The...
Esteves Backs $14 Billion Amazon Dam Itau Shuns
Billionaire Andre Esteves’ Banco BTG Pactual SA is helping fund construction of a 29 billion-real ($14 billion) dam opposed by...
BNA: Loan Granted for Amazon Hydro Project, Third Largest in World; Protests Lodged
Originally published in Bloomberg BNA RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved a 22.5 billion real...
BNDES Approves Unprecedented Loan for Controversial Amazon Dam
Financing ignores violations of human rights and environmental safeguards, tarnishing bank’s reputation Brasilia, Brazil: This Monday, the Brazilian National Development Bank...
Federal Public Prosecutors file lawsuit calling for suspension of São Luiz do Tapajós dam
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) filed a lawsuit today calling for suspension of environmental licensing for the controversial Sao...