Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Munduruku People of Brazil Celebrate Land Victory, Brazilian Indians Storm Congress - | Intellihub.com

Munduruku People of Brazil Celebrate Land Victory, Brazilian Indians Storm Congress - | Intellihub.com:

In October 2012 the Munduruku village known of Teles Pires, located on a river of the same name, ordered researchers inspecting the site of the São Luíz do Tapajós dam out. A month later, on November 7th 2012 a helicopter and dozens of men, armed with machine guns and assault rifles, attacked Teles Pires.

Men, women, children and elder villagers were teargassed, wrestled to the ground and made to lie on the ground. The village radio and phone were destroyed as well as memory cards, phones, and cameras. The people of the community were told they could not speak to each other in their own language.

The Jirau hydroelectric dam will feature more giant turbines than any other dam in the world. The power lines are estimated to cross 2,550 km of forest. The dam, said to be completed by 2015, is one of many dams being planned in the world’s largest and most biodiverse forest.

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