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200 More Brazilian Dams Could Fail
In the wake of the Algodões I Dam tragedy, a specialist who works for Brazil's National Water Agency has estimated...
Death Toll Rises in Brazilian Dam Failure
The death toll from the rupture of Algodões I Dam has risen to seven, with at least three other people...
Fatalities as Northeast Brazilian Dam Bursts
Algodões Dam in northeast Brazil, weakened by weeks of heavy rains, burst yesterday afternoon, leaving the city of Cocal da...
Ibama's President and the Jirau Follies
Work on Jirau, one of two dams being built on the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon, ground to a...
Fear and Loathing at Tucuruí, Part Two
The Brazilian government is tightening the screws on anti-dam protestors. The Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB), unable to engage the...
Documento do II Seminário Sobre as Hidrelétricas na Bacia do Rio Tapajós
Documento do II Seminário de Debates Sobre o Projeto Governamental das Hidrelétricas na Bacia do Tapajós CARTA ABERTA ÀS AUTORIDADES...
Fear and Loathing at Tucuruí
The brutal murder of a union leader who fought on behalf of those whose lives were ruined by Tucuruí Dam...
To Save Amazonia, There is Another Way
Brazil’s electric sector says the country’s energy future hinges on damming the rivers of Amazonia. But the Amazon could be...
Balbina - The Disaster Grows in Size
I was caught by surprise when I stumbled upon an official database on hydroelectric dams and reservoirs in Brazil –...
Raposa Serra do Sol: Pyrrhic Victory for Indigenous Peoples in Brazil?
Brazil's Supreme Court recently issued a decision confirming the demarcation of 4.2 million acres for indigenous peoples in the Raposa...