Munduruku Indians inspect research materials confiscated from a riverboat on the Tapajos River
Munduruku Indians inspect research materials and specimens confiscated from a riverboat (background) carrying a research team under contract by the construction consortium in charge of the future Tapajos hydroelectric dam, near Jacareacanga on the Tajajos River, a major tributary of the Amazon, June 21, 2013. The Mundurukus, who have been protesting for weeks the ongoing project of the Belo Monte dam, boarded the boat and took the researchers prisoner, claiming that they need their permission to conduct any research in their territory. The researchers were taking animal and plant samples to study the future environmental impact of the proposed Tapajos dam. Picture taken June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)