Brazil rejects eco-destroyer dam halt plea

Brazil has said a request to halt work on its massive hydro-electric dam in the Amazon rainforest is unjustified despite environmental concerns.
Brazil's foreign ministry was responding to the request by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
The commission said the construction of the Belo Monte dam should be suspended until the concerns of indigenous people in the area were addressed.
They say the 6km dam will threaten the survival of a number of indigenous groups and could make some 50,000 people homeless, as 500 sq km of land would be flooded.