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13 Jul 2017

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Correio do Povo

Brazil most dangerous country for environmental defenders, report finds

"Brasil lidera ranking de ecologistas assassinados em 2016," 13 July 2017

O Brasil é o país mais perigoso para os defensores do meio ambiente, tendo registrado 25% do total de assassinatos de ecologistas ocorridos no mundo em 2016, de acordo com um relatório da Global Witness divulgado nesta quinta-feira. Pelo menos 200 ativistas ambientais, um número recorde, foram mortos em todo o mundo no ano passado, 60% deles na América Latina, segundo o relatório...Em 2016, os assassinatos de ativistas ambientais também se espalharam geograficamente, atingindo 24 países...Um terço dos 100 assassinatos que foram atribuídos a setores industriais específicos estavam vinculados a operações de mineração e petróleo...

O relatório também cita o depoimento de Jakeline Romero, uma líder indígena colombiana ameaçada por protestar contra El Cerrejón, uma das maiores minas do mundo a céu aberto. "Te ameaçam para que você se cale. Não posso me calar", diz esta ativista que luta contra a mina, propriedade das mineradoras suíça Xstrata, britânica Anglo American e australiana BHP Billiton.

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Brazil is the most dangerous country for environmental defenders, having recorded 25% of the total number of environmental assassinations in the world in 2016, according to a report by Global Witness released on Thursday. At least 200 environmental activists, a record number, were killed all over the world last year, 60% of them in Latin America, according to the report...In 2016, the murders of environmental activists also spread geographically, reaching 24 countries...A third of the 100 murders that were attributed to specific industrial sectors were linked to mining and petroleum operations...

The report also cites the testimony of Jakeline Romero, a Colombian indigenous leader threatened by protest against El Cerrejón, one of the world's largest open pit mines. "They threaten you to shut up. I can not shut up," says this anti-mine activist, owned by Swiss mining companies Xstrata, Britain's Anglo American and Australia's BHP Billiton.

*Sourced by RepRisk due diligence on ESG and business conduct risks, www.reprisk.com. For statements by El Cerrejón in relation to the report and allegations please see here.