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Judge halts military-backed dam assessment in Brazil's Amazon

2013-04-17 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: A federal court in Brazil has suspended the use of military and police personnel during technical research on the controversial So Luíz do Tapajós Dam in the Brazilian Amazon. The military and police were brought in to stamp down protests from indigenous people living along the Tapajós River, but the judge decreed that impacted indigenous groups must give free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) before any furter studies can be done on the proposed dam. However, the decision is expected to be appealed....

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