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The population of Piquiá de Baixo is raising its voice, raise yours too!

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Piquiá de Baixo: outraged and in solidarity for not dying by steelworks!

"Your time is up, Açailândia Mayor!" This was the message that more than a thousand inhabitants of the Piquiá de Baixo neighborhood conveyed through two protests which took place on July 18th. The residents, indeed, do not want to die from pollution, and are hoping that politicians follow through with their responsibilities (to better understand the situation you could click here) .

» Piquiá de Baixo: outraged and in solidarity for not dying by steelworks!

Subscribe the appeal: Piquiá wants to live!

We ask your help: click here to e-mail to the Mayor of Açailândia, to the Government and the General Attorney of Justice of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil, to say no more pollution killing the 1,100 residents of Piquiá de Baixo, no more excuses to delay their resettlement!

» Subscribe the appeal: Piquiá wants to live!

Piquiá de Baixo, Brazil: 1,100 people’ life at risk

About 380 families (1,100 people) live for about 40 years in Piquiá de Baixo, Açailândia, Maranhão State, Amazon Region, Brazil.  Since the arrival of the iron and steel industry in 1987, they have been affected by five pig-iron plants [1] , a railroad and other Vale’s industrial facilities [2]  operating continuously and very close to their homes.

» Piquiá de Baixo, Brazil: 1,100 people’ life at risk

Международный Союз Жителей – глобальная сеть общественных организаций и движений жителей, кооперативов, сообществ, квартиросъемщиков, собственников квартиры, жителей общежитий, этнических поселений и рабочего класса бедных кварталов. Цель – построить новый мир, начиная с реализацией права на жилье и на город.