`They should be put in prison`: battling Brazil`s huge alumina plant
(The Guardian Brazil)

In Brazil, Maria do Soccoro Silva is leading Amazonian forest people against alleged land-grabbing, corruption and pollutionA warning voice on the telephone, a home intrusion, a punch in the face, a pistol barrel prodded against the ear. The intimidation of Maria do Socorro Silva has come in many forms since she began defending her Amazonian home against the world´s biggest alumina refinery and its local government backers. Continue reading...