BRAZIL Belo Monte Dam Faces Endless Hurdles and Controversies http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55194

But while opponents have tried for years to block the project by means of legal challenges and other initiatives, many see it as a fait accompli, since the dam already obtained a provisional environmental permit that allowed the auction to go ahead on Apr. 20, 2010. The contract was awarded to a consortium led by Brazilian state-owned power companies. 

Nevertheless, the prosecution service still has a number of lawsuits pending against the licencing and tendering processes, which according to public prosecutor Felicio Pontes were illegal, among other reasons because the rights of indigenous people were not respected, such as the right to free, prior and informed consent as established by International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, to which Brazil is a signatory.

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