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Belo Monte Licensing Quagmire Continues
The Belo Monte licensing battle continued to intensify as two top officials in the environmental protection service Ibama were canned...
Independent Review Highlights the True Costs of Belo Monte Dam
The true costs of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Project, planned for the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon, have...
Belo Monte: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
In a portentous voice, Brazil's Energy Minister, Edison Lobão, last week attacked "the demoniac forces that are pulling Brazil down"...
Resumo Executivo: Painel de Especialistas Examina Viabilidade de Belo Monte
Resumo Executivo do relatório do Painel de Especialistas sobre Belo Monte
Public Hearings on Belo Monte Dam - Democracy or Hypocrisy?
Reports are coming in from journalists, activists, and public attorneys who participated in the public hearings on Belo Monte, organized...
Dam Slaves
During Brazil's military dictatorship, critics of the regime referred to its "pharaonic" projects, including huge dams built as monuments to...
Real Cost of Belo Monte Dam Begins to Emerge
Brazil's energy minister calls it the country's "crown jewel" – more than 11,000 MW of cheap energy, costing only US$...
Brazil's Senator from Alcoa Hangs by a Sliver
José Sarney rose to power in his home state of Maranhão during Brazil's military dictatorship. He ascended to the presidency...
Lula Contemplates his Navel
As Obama has said, "Lula's the man." So, all ears tuned in on Lula the other day in Londrina, Paraná...
MAB Leaders in Pará are Freed
Four leaders of the Dam-Affected Peoples' Movement will be freed this week from a high-security prison in Belém where they...