08 December 2009

BRASIL: Amazon Indians Threaten "River Of Blood" Over Dam.

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Indians living on the banks of the Xingu River in Amazonia threatened Brasil with a “river of blood” if the construction of the large Belo Monte dam is not stopped. "The Xingu River can transform itself into a river of blood. Let Brasil and the world know what can occur in the future if the Brasilian leaders do not respect our rights,” wrote the Indians in a letter.
The Indians added that they were not going to talk with government representatives because they have already spoken “for too long” over the last 20 years.