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The Brazilian authorities is developing the Belo Monte mega-dam on the Xingu River within the Amazon.
The dam, if accomplished, would be the third largest on this planet and it’ll flood a big space of land, dry up sure elements of the Xingu river, trigger large devastation to the rainforest and cut back fish shares upon which Indians within the space, together with Kayapó, Arara, Juruna, Araweté, Xikrin, Asurini and Parakanã Indians, rely for his or her survival.
The livelihoods of 1000’s of tribal individuals who rely upon the forest and river for meals and water could possibly be destroyed.
The inflow of immigrants to the world throughout the building of the dam threatens to introduce violence to the world and produce ailments to those Indians, placing their lives in danger.
FUNAI has said that there could also be some uncontacted Indians close to the location of the dam. These uncontacted Indians are most in danger as they’ve little or no resistance to outdoors ailments, which could possibly be deadly for them.
Kayapó Indians and different tribes of the world have been protesting towards the dam because it was initially proposed within the Nineteen Eighties.
In a letter to President Lula, the Kayapó mentioned ‘We don’t need this dam to destroy the ecosystems and the biodiversity that we now have taken care of for millenia and which we will nonetheless protect’.
The Indians say that they are going to oppose the dam in any respect prices, and that if building proceeds, the Xingu river will turn out to be a river of blood.
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Workplace, alongside quite a few native and worldwide organisations, have referred to as for the license to be suspended, stating that the environmental influence research have been incomplete, and that the Indians and different individuals who might be affected weren’t correctly consulted.
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If the development of this dam continues, 1000’s of individuals will lose their houses, their livelihoods, and their lives. Indigenous peoples want their land with the intention to survive and, having lived there for hundreds of years, they’ve a deep, non secular hyperlink to it.
No quantity of compensation or mitigation measures can change their ancestral land.
Write a letter in help of the Indians. From Survival’s web site
About Brazil’s Madeira River dams Extra about Brazilian Indians Information: Kayapó set to struggle huge dam challenge Information: Amazon mega dam delayed following protests Information: Brazil grants license for controversial Amazon mega-dam Critical Injury, Survival’s report in regards to the impacts of dams on tribal folks
From the online
Battle for the Xingu movie 
Worldwide Rivers Amazon Watch Pals of the Earth, Brazilian Amazon (Portuguese) Motion of Dam Affected Individuals Latin American Bureau article – ‘Indians threaten ’river of blood’’ Brazilian activist Telma Monteiro (Portuguese) Instituto Socioambiental (Portuguese) 
Indigenous peoples’ letter towards the Belo Monte dam Letter from Indian chief Megaron Txucarramãe Consultants evaluation of Belo Monte Xingu Vivo para Sempre – marketing campaign leaflet (Portuguese) Letter to UN (Portuguese) NGOs’ letter to Brazilian President Lula Indians’ letter to NGOs Indians’ letter to Indian chief Aritâna Letter from Indian chief Aritâna to President Lula Belo Monte’s Avatar – Miriam Leitão, O Globo Open letter from Indigenous peoples about Belo Monte (Portuguese) Indians’ Declaration towards Belo Monte NGOs’ letter to Pará state authorities Newspaper article: ‘Belo Monte será ’uma vergonha’?’ (Portuguese) Manifesto contra Belo Monte, agosto 2010 (Portuguese)
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