Indians to occupy dam site

Indigenous groups will occupy an area where the government wants to build a controversial hydroelectric dam projected to be the world's third-largest, an Indian chief said Wednesday.

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Brazil AG Office to Oppose Controversial Dam Project

The project would involve diverting a 100-kilometer (62-mile) stretch of the Xingu river, an Amazon tributary, and directly affect 12,000 families, including residents of two indigenous hamlets whose survival would depend on the dam operator providing them excess water from the reservoir.

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