Update on the Belo Monte Dam Protest

Statement from partners on #OCCUPYBELOMONTEDAM

October 28, 2011 | Press Release

Altamira, Brazil – Hundreds of indigenous leaders, fishermen and riverine people from the Xingu River basin have gathered to occupy the Belo Monte Dam construction site in a peaceful protest to stop its construction in Altamira, located in the state of Pará in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.More »

Indigenous Groups Oppose Belo Monte Dam Construction

Indigenous groups were among hundreds of campaigners who occupied the construction site of the Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon to demonstrate against the project

October 28, 2011 | The Telegraph

"Our ancestors fought so we could be here now" said Juma Xipaia, a local indigenous leader. "Many documents and meetings have already transpired and nothing has changed. The machinery continues to arrive to destroy our region."More »

Belo Monte Dam Site Occupation Ends In Brazil

October 28, 2011 | Huffington Post

Hundreds of protesters have ended their occupation of the construction site of one the world's largest hydroelectric dams, Indian rights activists said Friday.More »

Occupy Belo Monte: Indigenous Stage "Permanent" Protest Against Amazon Dam in Brazil

October 27, 2011 | mongabay.com

Hundreds of people are participating in a protest against the controversial Belo Monte dam in Altamira, Brazil, reports Amazon Watch. More »

Occupation of the Belo Monte Dam Construction Site

"Belo Monte will only succeed if we do nothing about it. We will not be silent. We will shout out loud and we will do it now,"

October 27, 2011 | Photo Gallery

The site of the Belo Monte Dam was peacefully occupied today by hundreds of indigenous leaders, fishermen and riverine people.More »

In Brazil, Protesters Shut Down World's Largest Hydro Dam Project

October 27, 2011 | Forbes

The constant battle over Brazil and the world's largest hydroelectric project in the works took a new turn on Wednesday when hundreds of protestors forced construction of the 11,000-plus megawatt dam to a halt.More »

Hundreds Occupy Belo Monte Dam Site in Brazilian Amazon

Indigenous peoples & riverine communities gather in peaceful protest

October 27, 2011 | Press Release

Altamira, Brazil – Hundreds of indigenous leaders, fishermen and riverine people from the Xingu River basin have gathered to occupy the Belo Monte Dam construction site in a peaceful protest to stop its construction in Altamira, located in the state of Pará in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.More »

Brazilian Amazon Groups Invade Site of Dam Project

October 27, 2011 | New York Times

Waving bows and arrows and dressed in war paint, hundreds of members of indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon invaded the construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on Thursday.More »

Boycott of Dam Hearing Shows "Radical" Foreign Policy Shift

October 26, 2011 | IPS

Rio de Janeiro – Activists opposed to the construction of the Belo Monte hydropower dam in the Amazon jungle say the Brazilian government's decision to boycott an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing represents a "radical" shift in the country's foreign policy.More »

Brazil Boycotts OAS Meeting Over Belo Monte Dam

Government refuses to meet affected community leaders at Human Rights Commission

October 26, 2011 | Press Release

Washington, D.C. – The government of Brazil refused to attend a closed hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States today, taking a stance that threatens to set a chilling precedent for human rights and sustainable development throughout the Americas.More »