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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...