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As the government prepares to issue the dam’s construction license, communities urge the Commission to denounce illegalities in licensing and violations of human rights
” target=”_blank”>deems illegal. In the meantime, Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento (BNDES) has stated its aim to disburse project finance loans to Norte Energia, S.A. by the end of 2010, despite the bank’s inability to prove that it has applied its own social and environmental safeguards in its financial assessment of the Belo Monte Dam Complex.
Sign the petition to stop the monstrous Belo Monte Dam now!
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Inter-American Association for Environmental Defense
- Movimento Xingu Vivo Para Sempre
- Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon
- UN Human Rights Council: Situation of the Belo Monte Dam in the State of Pará
- Visit the Amazon Under Threat Blog
- Visit the Belo Monte Campaign
- Donate to the campaign
