Mongabay: The decades-long fight over Brazilian megadam, the Belo Monte, has taken another U-turn after a judge ordered work to stop immediately since the dam would devastate vital fishing grounds for local people. In June the Brazilian government gave a go-ahead to the $11-17 billion dam, despite large-scale opposition from indigenous groups along the Xingu River and international outcry, including a petition signed by 600,000 people.
The judge, Carlos Castro Martins, ordered construction work by consortium......
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Judge: work must halt on monster dam, Belo Monte
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 29th, 2011
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