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"Our people face increased violence, unemployment and misery because the government and a group of investors want to exploit our land and rivers for profit."

— Antônia Melo

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“I will keep on fighting against what Belo Monte represents: a destructive, unsustainable, and unfeasible development model.”

" I dedicated my life to campaigning against this project, and though it has gone ahead, I will keep on fighting against what Belo Monte represents: a destructive, unsustainable and unfeasible development model.”

“The Belo Monte Dam is literally drowning the lungs of the earth, the Amazon rainforest, and clogging its arteries, the great Amazon river that brings water and food to millions of people,”

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