Rebellion in the Brazilian Amazon http://upsidedownworld.org/main/brazil-archives-63/3004-rebellion-in-the-brazilian-amazon

During the month of March 2011 the biggest social protest by workers in many years erupted in Brazil. More than 80,000 workers all over the country paralyzed the work of “progress” in the form of hydroelectric plants, refineries, and thermoelectric generating facilities. The spark of the protest was lit in Jirau, in the Amazon jungle, provoked by arbitrary action, violence, and authoritarianism.