Débora Zampier       Reporter Agencia Brasil

Brasilia – The Chief Justice (“presidente”) of the Brazilian Supreme Court, Carlos Ayres Britto, overturned a ruling of August 14 by a regional federal court (“Quinta Turma do Tribunal Regional Federal da 1ª Região - TRF1”) that ordered a halt to work on the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam.

In his opinion, which was favorable to a motion filed by the government through its federal attorney office (“Advocacia-Geral da União –AGU”),  Britto revealed that the decision favorable to the government can be reviewed after a more detailed examination of the case that will begin now.

At the same time, Britto requested more information from the TRF1 and sent the case file (“autos”) to the federal prosecutor’s office (“Procuradoria-Geral da República – PGR”). Earlier, the PGR emitted an opinion in favor of maintaining the suspension of work on Belo Monte.

Allen Bennett – translator/editor The News in English

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