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Latin America / key documentsBrazilian Government Moves to Dam Principal Amazon TributaryGlenn Switkes In recent weeks, the Brazilian government has turned to the difficult task of building giant hydroelectric dams in the Amazon River. The project presents President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a major contradiction—between his ambitious economic development plan based on large-scale infrastructure, and the enormous social and environmental costs of the dams. Related content:
In defense of life and the Xingu River
(Portuguese Version)
We wish to express our concern about the possible construction of a complex of hydroelectric dams on the Xingu River. If these large dams are constructed on the Volta Grande (Big Bend) of the Xingu River they Related content:
The Amazon River's largest tributary is under threatTue, 10/02/2007 - 11:43am — Glenn SwitkesPublication by Friends of the Earth Brazil and others on the campaign against dams on the Madeira River Related content:
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