Occupation of the Belo Monte Dam Construction Site

"Belo Monte will only succeed if we do nothing about it. We will not be silent. We will shout out loud and we will do it now,"

October 27, 2011

The construction site of the Belo Monte Dam was peacefully occupied today by hundreds of indigenous leaders, fishermen and riverine people from the Xingu River basin. They have vowed to permanently occupy the site and are calling on allied organizations and movements to join them.

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Indigenous people in front of the road that leads to the Belo Monte Dam construction site
Kayapo man in front of the occupied Belo Monte Dam construction site
Indigenous man in front of the occupied construction site
An indigenous man observes the occupation of the Belo Monte Dam construction site
An indigenous warrior paints his face at sunrise before the occupation
Kayapo men smoking a pipe after the occupation
An indigenous man sends a text message to the tribe about the occupation
Indigenous ceremony after the occupation of the Belo Monte Dam construction site
Indigenous warrior paints his face before the occupation of Belo Monte dam construction site
Indigenous warrior paints his face before the occupation of Belo Monte dam construction site
Indigenous man with bow and arrow in front of the occupied construction site

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