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1 Jun 2011

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Univision

Brasil: gigante hidroeléctrica Belo Monte, en la Amazonía, recibió luz verde

La...hidroeléctrica de Belo Monte…recibió…la licencia ambiental…informó el…Instituto Brasileño de Medio Ambiente (Ibama)…El Ibama concedió a Norte Energia…la licencia de…construcción de la hidroeléctrica…en el Rio Xingú…Indígenas, pobladores tradicionales y ambientalistas se oponen a la obra, y la fiscalía del estado…intentó parar el proyecto argumentando "gravísimos problemas sociales, ambientales y financieros". "...[La]obra…significa la destrucción ambiental de una gran área de selva,...afectará la vida de decenas de miles, y...secará el río para...aldeas indígenas que perderán la supervivencia de su alimentación", denunció…[el] Movimiento Xingú Vivo para Siempre…La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)...pidió a Brasil que suspenda la construcción y que consulte a los pueblos indígenas afectados por las obras...El Ibama informó que garantizará el cumplimiento de los requisitos socioambientales…[F]ueron incorporadas compensaciones…

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Brasil: Gigante hidroeléctrica Belo Monte del Consorcio Norte Energia recibe luz verde final - Indígenas y ambientalistas se oponen a la obra por problemas sociales y ambientales

Consórcio Norte Energia lawsuit (re Belo Monte dam in Brazil)

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