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The resumption of work on the controversial EF-170 railway project — also known as the Ferrogrão — in the Brazilian Amazon has sparked demands for a proper consultation process from leaders of the Indigenous groups who will be directly impacted by the railway line’s construction. The same leaders have also stated that they will fight […]
Freight train project that railroads Indigenous rights still on track The “Grainway” freight train project cutting through the Brazilian Amazon is expected to receive its first environmental license next month. by Jennifer Ann Thomas on 16 March 2021 | Translated by Maya Johnson A controversial project to build a rail line for transporting soybeans and other commodities through Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon may get its environmental license as soon as April. Prosecutors in the state of Pará, where the line will terminate at the Miritituba river port, have filed a court reques...