Water resources are tapped with often reckless abandon and poor regulation. And it looks set to go on under new president The Brazilian government has been urged to step up punishments for environmental crimes after the deadliest mining disaster in decades. The torrent of mud and iron ore tailings that   Read More ...

In response to the new privatization attempts, towards the World Water Forum in Brasilia. Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean – ATALC. February 2018. One month in advance of the start of the Alternative World Water Forum (AWWF), preparations by Brazilian and international organizations are underway with   Read More ...

We ended our occupation of the Belo Monte dam and came to dialogue with the government. We did not make a deal with you. We accept the meeting in Brasilia because the more we said we would not leave there, the more police you sent to the construction site. And   Read More ...

Damocracy is a documentary that debunks the myth of large-scale dams as clean energy and a solution to climate change. It records the priceless cultural and natural heritage the world will lose in the Amazon and Mesopotamia if two planned large-scale dams are built, Belo Monte dam in Brazil and   Read More ...