Mining Company Belo Sun Out of the Amazon!

Canadian mining company Belo Sun plans to carve Brazil’s largest open-pit gold mine on the banks of the Xingu River.

This toxic project would intensify an ongoing socio-environmental crisis, imperiling Indigenous communities, forests, waters, and the extraordinary biodiversity of one of the Amazon’s most vital rivers. 

Because it impacts Indigenous lands and the Xingu River, the project requires federal oversight, yet its environmental license was issued by a lax state authority. 

President Lula promised to protect the Amazon and respect its peoples. His government should act now to transfer licensing authority to IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, and ensure proper review before any further steps are taken.

Sign the petition and urge Brazil’s President Lula to take action toward the federalization of Belo Sun’s environmental license, protect the Xingu, and defend the Amazon.

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