Judge again halts Belo Monte dam auction in Brazil

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Source: BBC News

Bidding for contracts to build a huge hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil has been stopped for a second time.

A court granted an injunction halting the auction due later in the day.

The government says the Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River is crucial for economic development.

Indigenous groups and environmentalists oppose the dam, saying thousands of people will be displaced and a sensitive ecosystem damaged.

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