Glenn Switkes

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Pizza with the (Public) Works

Money laundering, illegal campaign donations, tax evasion, overbilling on public works contracts, …and pizza? Read on, and you'll learn the...
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No-Go or Go-Go on the Araguaia?

Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc called opponents of dams in Brazil "eco-demagogues", even as he proposed making the Araguaia River...
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Istanbul Water Tribunal on Madeira River Dams

Read the petition on the Madeira River dams presented at the International Water Tribunal in Istanbul, and the tribunal’s verdict.
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Bolivian Activists Arrested, Threatened with Deportation for Protesting Madeira Dams

Four Bolivian activists, representatives of farmers and womens' organizations in the Pando border region, were arrested today by Federal Police...
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Madeira Dams the Elephant in the Room in Bolivia-Brazil Talks

On his visit to Brasília yesterday to meet with Brazilian Foreign Relations Minister Celso Amorim, Bolivian Chancellor David Choquehuanca kept...
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Letter by Riverbank Dwellers to President Lula

Porto Velho, Rondônia state THE RIVER BANK DWELLERS OF THE MADEIRA RIVER CALL FOR HELP! DEAR PRESIDENT LUIZ INÁCIO LULA...
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A Wink's as Good as a Nod

Last week, the world press reported a new $1.3 billion loan by the World Bank, its largest ever to Brazil,...
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Letter to World Bank by Brazilian NGOs re $1.3 Billion Environment Loan

Ms. Pamela Cox, Vice President, World Bank, for Latin America and the CaribbeanWorld BankWashington, DC, USA cc: Mr. Makhtar Diop,...
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Brazilian NGOs urge World Bank not to approve $1.3 billion environment loan

For immediate release Brazilian environmentalists, social movements and networks monitoring international financial institutions have asked the World Bank to postpone...
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If You Can't Stand the Heat...

An interesting exchange recently took place here in Brazil regarding emissions of greenhouse gases, including methane from hydroelectric dams. Roberto...