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Companies:

• Furnas is a federal state-owned company controlled by the holding Eletrobrás. 
• PCE Projetos e Consultoria de Engenharia Ltda. is a member of the group Schahin.

Municipalities affected:

Alto Paraíso de Goiás (GO), Colinas do Sul (GO), Niquelândia (GO) e São João D'Aliança (GO).

* Indigenous people affected:

Avá-Canoeiro

* information from "Electric power generation and transmission: the impact on indigenous peoples in Brazil" - Sergio Koifman (Fiocruz).

Protection areas affected:

• Pouso Alto Environmental Protection Area.
• Campo Alegre Private Natural Heritage Reserve.
• Chapada dos Veadreiros National Park (indirect impact).

Links:

• Mirador threatens Veadeiros once again.
• Integrated Study of the Tocantinho River Basin.
• The Environmental Importance of the Chapada Veadeiros Region
• Electric power generation and transmission: the impact on indigenous peoples in Brazil

Source:

• Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel)
• Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC) do governo federal