Has Alcoa built any new roads? Will they not encourage the expansion of exploitative activities, like the removal of wood?
During the research activities the roads used had already been opened and Alcoa, with authorization from the bodies responsible, merely maintained them. The cutting of new roads through the forest is necessary to make it possible for people, products and resources for the undertaking to move around. Roads, in addition to facilitating local development, also facilitate the supervision and control of illegal extraction activities. As part of the programs provided for in the Positive Agenda Alcoa is investing in the improvement and maintenance of roads in the rural areas of Juruti and even in the town.
