BRASILIA, 9 Feb. Hundreds of Brazilian Indians have protested in the capital, Brasilia, against the construction of what could be the third largest hydroelectric dam in the world. The tribal leaders delivered a petition to that effect signed by over 600,000 people. Environmentalists warn that the Belo Monte dam in the Amazon basin, the largest tropical forest damage on the ground.
The energy minister, Edison Lobao, anticipates that construction will begin soon, and promises that the people affected will be compensated and resettled. The price of the works is estimated at the equivalent of about 7,300 million euros. Raoni tribal leader is convinced that the project will bring bad things to the villagers.
"We want Belo Monte because it will destroy our rivers, our forests and our way of life," he said. Another indigenous leader, Ireo Kayapo, complains that his community has not received the necessary information about the project, and anticipates that it will be expelled from its territory.
"There will be war and blood shed," he warns. Not yet have the appropriate permissions to start the works, but last month the official environmental agency, IBAMA, gave his approval to start the preparatory work of land where the dam will be installed. The Government insists that this is a crucial element for development and job creation, and the figure at 23 million homes that will power the plant.
Will be the third largest dam in the world after the Three Gorges (China), and the Itaipu (Brazil and Paraguay), according to the BBC. Around 500 square kilometers of land remain under water, which activists say will threaten the residences of some 50,000 people. In its fight against the project, environmentalists have the support of celebrities like the singer Sting and the film director James Cameron. 
The energy minister, Edison Lobao, anticipates that construction will begin soon, and promises that the people affected will be compensated and resettled. The price of the works is estimated at the equivalent of about 7,300 million euros. Raoni tribal leader is convinced that the project will bring bad things to the villagers.
"We want Belo Monte because it will destroy our rivers, our forests and our way of life," he said. Another indigenous leader, Ireo Kayapo, complains that his community has not received the necessary information about the project, and anticipates that it will be expelled from its territory.
"There will be war and blood shed," he warns. Not yet have the appropriate permissions to start the works, but last month the official environmental agency, IBAMA, gave his approval to start the preparatory work of land where the dam will be installed. The Government insists that this is a crucial element for development and job creation, and the figure at 23 million homes that will power the plant.
Will be the third largest dam in the world after the Three Gorges (China), and the Itaipu (Brazil and Paraguay), according to the BBC. Around 500 square kilometers of land remain under water, which activists say will threaten the residences of some 50,000 people. In its fight against the project, environmentalists have the support of celebrities like the singer Sting and the film director James Cameron.
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