Cacique Raoni Metuktire (R), chief of the Kayapo
Indian tribe south of the Amazon Basin, is greeted by Munduruku Indians
who are occupying for the second day the headquarters of Brazil's Indian
affairs agency, known as FUNAI, in Brasilia June 12, 2013. Cacique
Raoni, an international symbol of the fight to preserve the Amazon
rainforest, arrived in Brasilia to support the Munduruku's fight against
the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu,
Teles Pires and Tapajos rivers, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's
fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho (BRAZIL -
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