Brazilian courts have found that the Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Amazon failed to meet environmental and social requirements.

By Tiago da Mota e Silva On Feb. 17, 2016, the gears ground into life at the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, on the “Large Curve” of the Xingu River, or Volta Grande do Xingu, in the Brazilian ...

On August 26 the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, signed a decree that transfers the concession to harness the hydroelectric potential of the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River, in the ...

A passenger boat carrying 70 people sank in Brazil’s Xingu river in the Amazon region on Monday, killing at least 10, AP reported on Wednesday. While 15 people have been rescued, several others are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global business and investing in emerging markets. Brazil's Arara tribe in Para state, home to the monstrous Belo ...

Independent monitoring has found a high prevalence of deformities in fish in the Volta Grande do Xingu area of the Brazilian Amazon, following the construction of the massive Belo Monte dam. Potential ...