Indigenous Peoples Launch New Occupation on Belo Monte Dam Site

May 3, 2013 • Tribes from Xingu and Tapajós rivers unite to protest violations of rights to prior consultations in construction of Amazon... Read More

Human Trafficking and Prostitution Scandal Threatens Belo Monte Dam

Mar 8, 2013 • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2013 Contact: Caroline Bennett, Amazon Watch, 510 629 9390, caroline@amazonwatch.org Zachary Hurwirz, International Rivers,... Read More

Belo Monte halted: Norte Energia’s lies and our demands to reverse the damage done

Aug 21, 2012 • Norte Energia, S.A. (NESA), the company that was building the Belo Monte Dam until Brazil’s Federal District Court of... Read More

Brazilian Appeals Court suspends the Belo Monte Dam

Aug 15, 2012 • A federal court in Brazil on Tuesday suspended all construction work on the controversial Belo Monte dam in the... Read More

Hundreds of Indigenous Peoples Occupy Belo Monte Dam Site

Jun 28, 2012 • Hundreds of Indigenous Peoples from the Xingu River Basin have occupied a Belo Monte Dam construction site on Pimental... Read More

Belo Monte, An Announcement Of War

Jun 23, 2012 • Threatened by the construction of a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous Peoples of the Xingu River... Read More

2011: Another Year of Censored and Under-reported News

Dec 17, 2011 • Given the crucial role that media has in the success or failure of any movement, it’s important for a... Read More

Hundreds Occupy Belo Monte Dam Site in Brazilian Amazon

Oct 28, 2011 • An estimated 600 Indigenous people, fishermen, and others from the Xingu River basin have gathered to occupy the construction... Read More

Brazil Judge suspends work on Belo Monte dam over risks to local fishing

Sep 29, 2011 • A Federal judge in Brazil has suspended work on the controversial Belo Monte dam project, citing concerns that it... Read More

Amazon: Indigenous Leaders send a message of hope to Brazil

Jun 29, 2011 • In the letter below, Indigenous Leaders from the Xingu Indigenous Territory in Brazil, send a message to the Brazilian... Read More

Indigenous Leaders suffer death threats because they resist the Belo Monte dam

Jun 12, 2011 • Indigenous leaders, community members, rural workers and members of social movements are receiving death threats because of their opposition... Read More

Protecting Rivers and Rights: The Promise of the World Commission on Dams

Apr 16, 2011 • The World Commission on Dams (WCD) report is still our best roadmap towards ensuring that future dams minimize social... Read More

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