By María José Veramendi Villa Even as the turbines of the Belo Monte Dam have begun turning, the fight for justice continues. The ongoing operation...read more
Climate Change, Public Participation | 22 August 2016
By Florencia Ortúzar Greene, AIDA attorney The 2016 Río Olympics have come to an end. Over the last few weeks, the world has once again borne witness...read more
By Rodrigo da Costa Sales, AIDA attorney As the Brazilian flag was raised at the Rio Olympics to the soft sounds of acoustic guitar, the familiar...read more
Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 5 May 2016
The Brazilian government grandly inaugurated the Belo Monte Dam, which sits on the Xingu River in the midst of the Amazon. As an organization that...read more
Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 27 April 2016
By Anna Miller, AIDA writer Deep in the Amazon in north Brazil, the world’s third largest dam towers over a once lush jungle landscape. In its far-...read more
Belo Monte hydroelectric plant is flouting agreements to protect indigenous communities as its builder seeks approval to start generating power,...read more
Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 16 March 2016
“The river is dead!” exclaimed Raimundo as we navigated in his motorboat from Altamira toward the big bend of the Xingu River. From my perch in...read more
Accountability and Transparency, Climate Change, Large Dams | 18 December 2015
The flow of the Xingú river in the Brazilian Amazon is diminishing to a trickle, while the rainforest around it disappears. Fish and other animals...read more
Human Rights, Indigenous Rights | 25 November 2015
The environmental authority granted the project’s operating license, ignoring evidence of noncompliance with conditions necessary to guarantee the life, health and integrity of indigenous and other affected populations.read more
Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 29 June 2015
By Flavia Amaral, AIDA attorney As construction of the world’s third-largest hydroelectric dam, Belo Monte , moves forward, social impacts and unrest...read more
