“This singular alliance of Indians and fishermen is aimed at blowing the whistle on the construction company which has not kept promises made in June, during the Rio sustainable development summit,” Maira Irigaray, spokeswoman for the “Xingu Vivo” movement, told AFP.
Irigaray said the fishermen had teamed up with members of the indigenous Xipaia, Kuruaia, Parakana, Arara, Juruna and Assurini peoples.
The native peoples want their lands demarcated and non-indigenous folk removed from them, as well as a better health care system and access to drinking water.
Indigenous groups fear the dam will harm their way of life while environmentalists have warned of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and irreparable damage to the ecosystem.
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