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Brazil prosecutors call for halt to Amazon dam evictions | Brazil prosecutors call for halt to Amazon dam evictions |
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Federal prosecutors in Brazil have called for the authorities to stop the eviction of at least 2,000 families living in an area of the Amazon jungle where a huge dam is being built. | Federal prosecutors in Brazil have called for the authorities to stop the eviction of at least 2,000 families living in an area of the Amazon jungle where a huge dam is being built. |
The prosecutor's office says the consortium building the Belo Monte dam has broken numerous agreements on the relocation of residents. | The prosecutor's office says the consortium building the Belo Monte dam has broken numerous agreements on the relocation of residents. |
Most of the people facing eviction are from indigenous groups. | Most of the people facing eviction are from indigenous groups. |
Belo Monte will be the world's third largest hydro-electric dam. | Belo Monte will be the world's third largest hydro-electric dam. |
The Brazilian prosecutor's office has produced a preliminary report that "recommends urgent intervention in the process to halt the demolitions and the violation of rights of the population evicted". | The Brazilian prosecutor's office has produced a preliminary report that "recommends urgent intervention in the process to halt the demolitions and the violation of rights of the population evicted". |
'Demolition boat' | |
The Norte Energy consortium had signed a contract with guarantees that the farmers and fishermen living in the area would be relocated and provided with alternative means of survival, the prosecutors say. | The Norte Energy consortium had signed a contract with guarantees that the farmers and fishermen living in the area would be relocated and provided with alternative means of survival, the prosecutors say. |
The contract has been breached 55 times, according to the report. | The contract has been breached 55 times, according to the report. |
It recommends immediate action to halt the work of a vessel, "known as the demolition boat," hired by the consortium. | It recommends immediate action to halt the work of a vessel, "known as the demolition boat," hired by the consortium. |
"It has been travelling along the Xingu river evicting the families who live by the river, in the area to be flooded by the Belo Monte dam," it says. | "It has been travelling along the Xingu river evicting the families who live by the river, in the area to be flooded by the Belo Monte dam," it says. |
Construction on the controversial dam in the northern state of Para was approved by the Brazilian Congress in 2005 but only began in 2011. | Construction on the controversial dam in the northern state of Para was approved by the Brazilian Congress in 2005 but only began in 2011. |
Environmentalists and indigenous rights activists have opposed the project from the beginning, saying a vast area of rainforest will be flooded, threatening wildlife and affecting the lives of thousands of people. | Environmentalists and indigenous rights activists have opposed the project from the beginning, saying a vast area of rainforest will be flooded, threatening wildlife and affecting the lives of thousands of people. |
The government says the dam is crucial for development and will create jobs, as well as providing electricity to 23 million homes. | The government says the dam is crucial for development and will create jobs, as well as providing electricity to 23 million homes. |
The 11,000-megawatt dam will be the third biggest in the world - after the Three Gorges in China and Itaipu, which is jointly run by Brazil and Paraguay. | The 11,000-megawatt dam will be the third biggest in the world - after the Three Gorges in China and Itaipu, which is jointly run by Brazil and Paraguay. |
It is expected to cost between $11bn (£7bn) and $17bn (£11bn). | It is expected to cost between $11bn (£7bn) and $17bn (£11bn). |
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