Brazil: Hundreds of Indigenous Peoples Occupy Belo Monte Dam Site

By Ahni, Intercontinental Cry, June 28, 2012

Occupation of Belo Monte Dam site by Natives in Brazil.

Hundreds of Indigenous Peoples from the Xingu River Basin have occupied a Belo Monte Dam construction site on Pimental Island in the Xingu River in Pará, Brazil.

The protest began on June 21st, just a few short days after the Xingu+23 anniversary gathering came to a close. The gathering, which ran parallel to the Rio+20 Summit, marked the first major victory against the Belo Monte Dam.