Brazilian Judge Suspends Massive Amazon Dam Construction
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Brazilian Judge Suspends Massive Amazon Dam Construction

Altamira : Brazil | Aug 15, 2012 at 2:15 PM PDT
Source: Epoch Times
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August 15, 2012 Residents who are being displaced by the Belo Monte dam and supporters stand atop a temporary earthen dam at the construction site after removing a strip of earth to restore the flow of the Xingu River as a protest against the construction on June 15, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. (Mario... FULL ARTICLE AT Epoch Times
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