2015 could only be defined as a bad year for Brazil. Economic meltdown, political crisis, social adversity, and environmental destruction defined the last twelve months. Yet rather than striking out in new directions as 2015 drew to a close, the Brazilian government doubled down on its failing socio-economic model, ushering in a new wave of conflict and calamity in the Amazon.

In a year where the construction of the notorious Belo Monte mega-dam made headlines for inciting social and environmental chaos on the Xingu River, the government announced its determination to repeat this disaster on the Tapajós River with a series of new, large dams.

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