The operating licence of the calamitous hydroelectric plant is up for renewal, offering a chance for the Workers Party government to correct the mistakes made in the past.
The operating licence of the calamitous hydroelectric plant is up for renewal, offering a chance for the Workers Party government to correct the mistakes made in the past.
Brazil’s president must decide whether to renew the operating license of the Amazon’s biggest and most catastrophic hydroelectric plant. His choice will determine the Workers’ Party’s legacy in the Amazon, and the fate of the Xingu River
The new president should revoke dubiously-enacted legal clauses that facilitate the purchase of gold criminally extracted from indigenous lands. These flawed legislation contributes to a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe
Understanding and working to block this destructive project is also a responsibility of the SUMAÚMA community
Researchers of the Amazon region call for urgent alleviation of the socio-environmental impacts on the so-called Big Bend of the Xingu and ask that the families affected by the Belo Monte dam be treated decently
In the wake of the rampage by Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia, SUMAÚMA examines why the new government’s focus on the rainforest and other biomes has spurred a violent and illegal backlash
After the birth of a new government in Brazil, SUMAÚMA examines the baby steps and giant strides it has taken for the rainforest and its people
When Bolsonaro leaves office on New Year’s Eve, the new president will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prevent the Amazon from slipping past the point of no return. Lula’s transition team has ambitious plans, but with more outside help SUMAÚMA believes they could and should go further
Women from the Rokoari community, in the Yanomami Indigenous Land, appeal to the president-elect to halt the humanitarian catastrophe caused by illegal mining