Xingu River

The Belo Monte dam.

Lula vows to end illegal mining in the Amazon. But legal mining is more complicated.

Environment

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a promise to roll back illegal mining in the Amazon. But he has a more complicated relationship with legal mining. Indigenous activists continue to battle over a new gold mine project managed by a Canadian firm.

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

Environment

Court Orders Suspension of Work on Brazil Dam

Global Politics