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General characteristics:

One of the planned hydropower projects in the Araguaia River. Others are Couto Magalhães (150 MW), Isabel (1080 MW) and Torixoréu (408 MW).

Companies:

Eletrobrás is a state company which has, among its main shareholders, the Federal Government and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).

* Indigenous population affected:

• Xavante (Areões, São Marcos, Pimentel Barbosa and Sangradouro / Volta Grande Indigenous Lands).
• Boróro (Merure and Sangradouro / Big Bend Indigenous Lands).

* social and environmental studies indicated the possibility that the dam would affect over 1000 indigenous people, according to Brazil's National Indigenous Peoples Foundation (FUNAI)

Links:

• II ECOA meeting

Source:

• Sistema de Informações do Potencial Hidrelétrico Brasileiro (SIPOT)
• Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama)
• Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (Eletrobrás)
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)