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PROJECT DROP OF WATER

2011-12-03T19:34:00.002-02:00

To Ms President Dilma Rousseff

To the National Congress of Brazil - Mr. Deputy Marco Maia PT / RS

The petition of “Movimento Gota D’água”,

A nonpartisan organization, committed to stop the imminent building of Belo Monte and to increase the awareness of the Brazilian population over the subject of sustainable development,

Declares that

The building of a gigantic hydroelectric power plant in the Amazon Forest will destroy the natural habitat of thousands of species and brutally dislodge entire local communities. What amount of electric energy would justify such an act of violence and destruction?

The petitioners therefore request that the President and Brazilian Congressmen bring their commitment and action to prevent another environmental disaster of gigantic proportions and request:
• That the arguments of the people from Xingu are heard, as well as the alternative solutions for energy generation presented by environmentalists and scientists;
• That campaing speeches on enviromental issues are replaced by a true discussion of alternative policies to promote and develop technologies, which are able to generate the energy needed to develop the country, without ruining an ecosystem of this magnitude and value;
• That the construction of Belo Monte be stopped immediatly.
• The opening of a national debate to increase the awareness of the Brazilian people to reflect and opine on what model of progress we are willing to pursue, aware of the consequences of our choices.

And the petitioner(s) remain(s), etc.

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