The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, asked brasil to halt construction of the Belo Monte dam, slated to be the world’s third largest, until it complied with its legal obligations to consult with indigenous groups. Also celebrities from the United states such as James Cameron, Bill Clinton and Governor Arnold have been meeting with indigenous leaders and going to energy conventions in Brasil. They are pleading with brasils government to consult with the Indigenous peoples to prevent the spread of diseases that could result from the population flow during construction. Because Brasils government has already refused to suspend the work of the huge dam in the amazon called Belo Monte. Despite please from human rights organizations and the indigenous peoples themselves. Brasils economy is growing and needs electricity really bad. So the government is going on , through protest and outrage. The only thing preventing the project right now is a decision that needs to be made by the IBAMA, Brasils environmental protection agency. Although it wont be long before the decision is made because of strong persuading by the government. Brasil's new female president Dilma Rouseff, is pro dam. The president of Ibama, Roberto Messias Franco, resigned last year, because he feared making this decision, because the government was pressuring him to approve the environmental licenses for Belo Monte. Hes successor Bayma Azevedo asked for a leave for "personal reasons" days after Rouseff became president. But, I think its a stalling tactic, that wont last much longer, just by the unwavering commitment to the dam. Bill Clinton called on Brasil to show leadership and added,"I want you to lead the rest of the world into the 21st century.
I think its funny that a president of a country that genocides its Native Indians, for our country to prosper and become what it is today, to have the nerve to tell another country to find a new way to bring your country into the world of superpowers and first world economies. Because it seems that screwing over Indigenous people is the key to success, throughout history.