Letter from Brazilian organizations to the Secretary of Development, Science and Technology of the State of Pará
August 22, 2010
To Secretary of Development, Science and Technology of the State of Pará
Mr. Secretary,
For over 20 years the indigenous communities, fishermen, farmers, extractivists, urban populations, quilombolas, riiverine peoples and other social and economic groups have been fighting against the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant (UHE), on the Xingu River.