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28 Feb 2014

Author:
IPS

Rich Railroad Brings Few Opportunities in Brazil

…The Carajás railroad…was created to export minerals…the Carajás corridor…is…the main source of the victims of modern slavery…in stock raising and charcoal making…The…Railroad and…Vale, that has the concession, will have a new opportunity to aid local development. Its tracks…are in the process of being made two-way …Vale’s trains are regarded as the safest in Brazil…But accidents and legal disputes seem inevitable…A new mining bill…will compel a small proportion of Vale’s income to be spent for the benefit of municipalities…indirectly impacted by its activities…Supporting enterprise, improving schools and training…workers are some of the…actions of Vale and its Foundation…But “…do not promote effective development in the territory,” said…the executive secretary of the Itaquí-Bacanga Community Association…they are inadequate compensation for the damages suffered by the population…according to Justiça Nos Trilhos…Fatal accidents, pollution…and cracks in houses…are some of the impacts on local people…