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Brazilian court suspends operating license Belo Monte dam

2016-01-16 03:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: The gigantic Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, located on the Xingu River in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, stood just weeks away from beginning operation this week but the controversial mega-dam, the third largest on earth, has now been blocked from generating electricity by the Brazilian court system until its builders and the government meet previous commitments made to the regions indigenous people. Federal court judge Maria Carolina Valente do Carmo in the city of Altamira, in the state...

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