The DPU (of the Union) appealed from a decision of the Civil and Criminal Federal Court of Altamira (PA) that maintained the installation license in an area originally intended for.
The case involves the project Volta Grande do Xingu. , the Federal Court annulled, in November, the contract signed in 2021 between the (National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform) and Belo Sun Mineração.
The decision, however, maintained the validity of the mining project installation license. DPU evaluates that this aggravated conflicts in the region and exposed residents of the risk hangover settlement project.
DPU asks the license to be annulled with the argument that the company did not prove regular possession of the area.
In the appeal, the Defender’s Office states that the installation license is valid against environmental and land legislation, which requires that land ownership be regularized prior to the granting of any license. For DPU, you need to make an appointment that guarantees the right of settlers to influence the decision process before changing the destination of these areas.
Another point raised by DPU are complaints that residents of the Hangover Settlement Project are being intimidated by agents of the company Invictus Security, hired by Belo Sun to work in the region. They report restrictions on access to the area and pressure on settlers.
The appeal asks TRF1 (Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region) immediately to suspend the effects of the installation license and prevent the continuity of any licensing until the community can participate in the decisions.
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