“Ludma and India, MAB militants of Rondônia, are honored in Rio de Janeiro- Due to their fight for defending families affected by the Santo Antônio and Jirau Hydroelectric Dams, Ludma and India are now under death threats.”, 16 de dezembro de 2016

...[T]he model of energy production through the construction of large hydroelectric dams will leave behind a whole range of destruction for the local population...[An]...emblematic case that became known nationally was the fight of the communities located by the Madeira River in...Rondônia against the violence of the companies, which took away their territory for the construction of...hydroelectric dams...Santo Antônio and Jirau...Lurdilane Gomes da Silva,...known as Ludma, and Iza Cristina Bello, nicknamed India, both militants of the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB), stood out for their resistance...[D]ue to their fearless confrontation against economic and political interests in order to win reparations of rights, both militants received recognition awards from Global Justice (Justiça Global) on December 12...[T]he...two hydroelectric dams became known for their disrespectful treatment to workers,...more than 2,000 charges to be processed by the Ministry of Labor...[T]he National Rapporteur for the Human Right to the Environment found that there was a[n]...increase in the rates of violence..., including rape, which increased by 208%...The two militants formed the Defense Commission of the Occupation. In partnership with the Public Ministry of the State of Rondônia, local politicians and MAB, the Commission fought against the controlling consortia of the hydroelectric dams in defense of the rights of the affected families. For this defense, both women are now under threat and being persecuted...The threats were followed by...the disappearance of...Nicinha,...fighting peer to Ludma and India, forming the MAB leadership. Her body was found six months later...That crime remains unpunished...[A]t least 17 defenders were killed in the state from January to October 2016...The...[Brazilian Committee of Human Rights Defender]...sent a request for urgent action to the United Nations...

[It refers to Sustainable Energy of Brazil consortium (Energia Sustentável do Brasil - ESBR), which is made up mostly of GDF SUEZ (France), Mitsui (Japan), Eletrosul (Brazil) and São Francisco Hydroelectric Company (Brazil), Santo Antônio Energia consortium, formed by Furnas Centrais Elétricas, Caixa FIP Amazônia Energia, Odebrecht Energia do Brasil, SAAG Investimentos and Cemig. It also refers to Enesa Engenharia and J. Maclucelli.]