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The Belo Monte hydroelectric dam stands in the Xingu River in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. 

Plan to divert water to Brazil's Belo Monte dam threatens Indigenous peoples and wildlife

April 7, 2021
Environment

The company that built and operates the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River in Brazil has begun drawing down some 85% of the river, an amount scientists and Indigenous peoples believe will have catastrophic effects.

Plan to divert water to Brazil's Belo Monte dam threatens Indigenous peoples and wildlife

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