News from MAB

March 14: International day of struggle against dams, for rivers, water and life

The Movement of the People Affected by Dams (MAB) from Brazil calls on all agencies, organizations, church organizations, networks, activists and social movements to insert themselves and help us organize demonstrations to mark the International Day of Struggles Against Dams, for rivers, water and life, on March 14.

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Celebration of 20 years of MAB highlights the victories of the populations affected by dams

 Upon arrival, a sign announced "Resettlement St.

The dilemma of Belo Monte

Walking arround the city of Altamira and in region in recent months is like going through a huge construction site. The only difference is that in Altamira families reside within. As such the ritme of the construction is imposed on the habitants, highlighting the contradictions that the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) had warned that would happen even before the construction begins.

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MAB denounce the criminalization of the people affected by dams in Rondônia

On 20/10/2011, the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) attended a public hearing in the Congress to denounce the case of criminalization and harassment of the people affected by dams by the construction consortium of the Jirau hydroelectric plant in Rondônia. The hearing was organized by the National Committee to Combat Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents.

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The achievements of the National Campaign of Via Campesina

The National Campaign of Struggle of the Via Campesina has mobilized over 50,000 people in 20 states in Brazil last week. In Brasilia, the movement held a campement attended by over 3,000 farmers. After intense negotiations with the federal government, the mobilization secured the release of R$ 400 million for 

Movements mobilize themselves in defense of Brazil’s water

The process of water privatization is a reality in Brazilian cities of great and medium size. Aware of this situation, the Movement of the People Affected by Dams (MAB) organizes the International Seminar: Political panorama on the water issue. The event will be held at the School of Physical Education and Sports of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), on the 20th and 21st of July.

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MAB criticizes Nestlé’s proposal of privatizing water by corporations

A global trade of water, based on the commodities stock exchange. That is the suggestion Nestlé’s president, Peter Brabeck, made to solve the problem of lack of water, which according to him should run out even before oil.

According to the national coordinator of the Movement of the People Affected by Dams (MAB), Gilberto Cervinski, Peter Brabeck’s statement shows that Nestlé and other transnationals want to go ahead privatizing water.

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