Brazil, Belo Monte: a powder keg ready to explode

Posted on April 12, 2011 • Filed under: Brazil, Enviromental Issues, Social Issues

In the wake of the works of the third largest dam in the world, labor strife and the outbreak of violence will come to the region of the Xingu River in Para. When you start building at least 100,000 people will migrate to the region. Some talk on the double. In addition to possibly facing problems in construction sites, such as occurred in Jirau, last month, the eleven neighboring cities (with 370,000 residents) suffer from the sudden swelling. Dealing with security issues and planning, have no infrastructure to support the mass of people is already beginning to arrive. Read article

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