Indigenous protests halt Brazil's Amazon river plan

This browser does not support the video element.
Advertisement
Indigenous communities in Brazil have forced the government to revoke a decree that would expand ports and dredge Amazon rivers for grain transport. Weeks of protests at Cargill's Tapajos port halted operations and highlighted fears of ecological damage and loss of livelihoods. Activists call the reversal a victory, but warn the push to industrialize the river is far from over.