MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
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Monday, January 8th 2018 - 09:06 UTC
Brazil announces end of building big hydroelectric dams in Amazon basin
![“We are not prejudiced against big [hydroelectric] projects, but we have to respect the views of society, which views them with restrictions,” said Paulo Pedrosa](/data/cache/noticias/62240/260x165/paulo-pedrosa.jpg)
In a surprise move, the Brazilian government has announced that the era of building big hydroelectric dams in the Amazon basin, long criticized by environmentalists and indigenous groups, is ending.
