One prosecutor called the ruling 'another victory for the Indigenous and riverine people of Volta Grande do Xingu,' who 'know that a mining project can have devastating impacts on the region.'
One prosecutor called the ruling"another victory for the Indigenous and riverine people of Volta Grande do Xingu," who"know that a mining project can have devastating impacts on the region."Environmental and Indigenous rights defenders on Tuesday welcomed a Brazilian court ruling that will continue to block a Canadian company from building what would be the South American nation's largest open-pit gold mine in the Amazon rainforest.
In a 3-0 decision, the Federal Regional Court of Brasília on Monday upheld the suspension of an environmental license for Belo Sun Mining Corp., affirming a 2017 "My community wasn't consulted about the Belo Sun project," Lorena Curuaia, a leader from Iawa village,Referring to the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam—located just 12 miles from the proposed mine site—Curuaia added:"Belo Monte already has had a major impact on the Xingu. A second project could mean the death of the local peoples."
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