The National State petitioned the Supreme Court of Justice on "the immediate cessation and cessation" of the rice enterprise Ayuí Grande, in the town of Mercedes, province of Corrientes. The presentation was made by the Chief of Staff under the patronage of prosecutor of the National Treasury, Joaquim Da Rocha, from a report prepared by the Gendarmerie National.
The Grande Ayuí mega productive enterprise is driven by the vice president of Grupo Clarin, Jose Aranda, in partnership with billionaire George Soros, and includes the construction of a dam will cause flooding of about 8 thousand hectares of protected forest, just 50 kilometers away from the Esteros del Ibera, to irrigate another 77 hectares for growing rice. The project is questioned by environmentalists who warn about the danger of irreversibly affect the ecosystem, as the artificial lake will underwater forests, flora and several native species.
The Chief of Staff decided to file after receiving a report of the Gendarmerie, which established, based on information supplied by the company's legal representatives that the work could begin within 90 days, according to Da Rocha explained Argentine Time.
is the second request of the State Supreme Court of Justice in relation to the project attributed to companies linked Copra SA-Aranda and owner of the areas rice Argentina's largest-and Agro Adeco identified with Soros, the Hungarian magnate.
The first presentation was made in early September when the Chief of Staff promoted an injunction against the province of Corrientes for the district that manages submit Ricardo Colombi public technical reports and environmental studies to assess the impact of the project in the region.
At that time, the government held up as principal history the protracted conflict over the installation of pulp mills in the Uruguayan city of Fray Bentos. Ayuí happens that the Arroyo Grande, on whose channel is planning to build the dam to flood the 8 000 hectares, is a tributary of the River Uruguay. "We never received adequate information from this work. Failure to produce the government of Corrientes to give us no information ever again threatening the relationship between Argentina and Uruguay, "warned then Chief of Staff Aníbal Fernández.
The deadline for responding to the initial claim expired ten days ago. Then, the State insisted the request for information. The presentation yesterday was driven by the contribution of the Prison. "Given the information that preparations are advancing resolved to insist on the claim to avoid subsequent damage is irreversible," they said official sources told this newspaper.
"This presentation of the State before the Court in addition to requests promptly submitted to the Supreme Court in which required the suspension of work until you do the analysis environmental impact to avoid irreparable harm by clearing in areas that should be protected and, in turn, to ensure compliance with the Statute of the River Uruguay, 1975, "said the Attorney as the basis of the claim.
Although this is the second claim of the National State, the Supreme Court has not issued on time for the start of the disputed works.
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