
Hundreds of campaigners have occupied the construction site of the Belo Monte dam project in the Brazilian Amazon. They are demanding that work on the multi-billion dollar dam be stopped, arguing that it would displace thousands of indigenous people and damage the environment. The protesters, many of them members of indigenous groups, said they would stay at the site indefinitely. The government says the project is crucial to meeting energy needs. Continue reading Indigenous campaigners occupy Belo Monte Amazon dam