Minister of Justice Ministério de Justiçia Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco T 70064-900, Brasilia DF Brazil President - FUNAI SEP Quadra 702 Sul Edificio Lex, BI A, 3° andar 70390-025, Brasilia DF Brazil Sr Tarso Genro Dr Márcio Meira Sr Genro Dr Meira The "Enawene Nawe":/tribes/enawenenawe live in an area of savannah and tropical rainforest in Mato Grosso state, western Brazil. Although most of their land was officially reconised in 1996, a crucial area called the Rio Preto, where the Indians gather each year to trap and smoke fish, was left out. The area is being heavily invaded by ranchers, and in a further blow the Mato Grosso state government has announced it will build a vast complex of hydroelectric dams upriver of the Enawene Nawe's land. 2008-08-12T19:21:47+01:00 0 0 gabinetemj@mj.gov.br marcio.meira@funai.gov.br +55 61 3322 6817/3321 1565 +55 61 3226 8782 Please write to the Brazilian government using the text below or your own words. 10 0 en_en 3 Brazil 0 enawenenawe 0 1 0 I am extremely concerned about the Enawene Nawe Indians of Mato Grosso state. Their ancestral land in the Rio Preto area is being rapidly cleared and polluted by cattle ranchers. It is crucial that the Rio Preto be demarcated urgently before it is too late. I also urge you to take immediate action to halt the planned hydroelectric dams on the Juruena river, which will destroy the Indians' livelihood. the Enawene Nawe enawenenawe 3 0 194 2008-08-12T19:22:23+01:00 0