Tag: Belo Monte dam

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 11:00 UTC

  Ex Lula minister son arrested for bribes in construction of giant dam

  

  Brazilian authorities arrested a former energy minister’s son on Tuesday for allegedly receiving 50 million reais in bribes (US$ 12 million) together with his father, involving the construction of a giant dam.

• Saturday, October 1st 2016 - 11:53 UTC

  A 32.8 feet Anaconda found in Brazil, largest snake in the world

  

  Construction workers in Brazil have stumbled upon one of the most frightening creatures in the planet a ten meters long anaconda. The snake measuring 32.8 feet and weighing over 400 kilos, was discovered after the workers set off a controlled demolition explosion to destroy a cave in Belo Monte Dam to make way for their project.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2013 - 07:46 UTC

  Brazil indigenous peoples clash with farmers and dams builders: demand respect for ancestral lands

  

  Lawmakers from the Brazilian farm state of Mato Grosso do Sul asked President Dilma Rousseff's government to send troops to end land invasions by Indigenous people claiming their ancestral territory.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 06:10 UTC

  Brazilian court orders resumption of work at controversial dam in the Amazon

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court has approved the resumption of work on the controversial 13 billion dollars Belo Monte dam in the Amazon, which was stopped earlier this month after protests from indigenous groups.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazilian court listens to natives claims and suspends work on Belo Monte dam

  

  A Brazilian federal court has ordered the immediate suspension of work on the controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, ruling that indigenous communities were not consulted. It was set to be the world's third-largest dam.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 01:25 UTC

  Brazil: Violent land disputes between tribes and ranchers on the rise

  

  Violent disputes over indigenous land are on the rise in Brazil, sparking heightened militancy by natives angered by broken promises of compensation and slower government registrations.

• Thursday, November 10th 2011 - 07:57 UTC

  Brazilean court allows construction of controversial gigantic dam to continue

  

  A Brazilian federal court on Wednesday rejected an appeal for suspending construction of the controversial 11 billion dollars Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon until after indigenous people has been consulted.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 04:06 UTC

  Brazil ignores OAS meeting due to dispute over hydroelectric dam

  

  Brazil will not take part in the annual meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington on Wednesday due to a dispute over a giant hydroelectric plant, said opponents of the scheme.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2011 - 04:15 UTC

  Brazil gives definitive approval to world’s third largest hydroelectric dam project

  

  Brazil's environment agency gave its definitive approval Wednesday for construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, a controversial 17 billion US dollars project in the Amazon that has drawn criticism from native Indians and conservationists.

• Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 22:34 UTC

  Brazil furious with Human Rights Commission decision cuts all relations

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff decided to cut all relations with the Inter American Human Rights Court following on the CIDH decision to request that the construction of a huge dam in the Amazon be suspended, following an appeal from indigenous groups.