Brazilian Indigenous Storm Congress Halting Vote on Territorial Rights

Rick Kearns
April 19, 2013
Hundreds of indigenous protestors occupied the Brazilian Congress on Tuesday, April 16 th , in an effort to stop a law that could weaken territorial rights of the communities accor...

Belo Monte Dam: Not Over Yet, Construction Can Continue

Rick Kearns
August 29, 2012
The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the construction of the controversial Belo Monte dam can resume, for now...

Belo Monte Dam: Forced to an Immediate Halt by Brazilian Judges

Rick Kearns
August 21, 2012
Brazil's Federal Regional Tribunal of the First Region, the highest court of appeals in the country, ordered an immediate halt to all construction of the controversial Belo Monte D...

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