Report No. 928: Symbolic Protest marks signing of the Belo Monte concession
Indigenous leaders protested today (26/8) before the Presidential Palace against the signing of the Decree awarding the contract for the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant to the Norte Energia Consortium, during the reinauguration session of the Palace [which has just completed renovations]. During the ceremony, they held banners repudiating the federal government’s action in destroying the environment seeking […]