14 DAY TRIAL // Brasil.gov.br, the main online portal of the Brazilian government, has been disrupted for around a couple of hours by Anonymous hacktivists.
The hackers have targeted the website in protest against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam complex that’s currently being built on the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Activists and human rights groups are protesting against the construction of the Belo Monte Dam because it has a negative impact on the flora and fauna in the region, and on the indigenous tribes living there.
Anonymous hackers of OpGreenRights joined the protests in late-2012 when they launched cyberattacks against Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and power company Eletronorte.
“Stop deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest and ethnic cleansing due to the mega dam!” the hacktivists stated a few hours ago when they disrupted brasil.gov.br.
At the time of writing, the government portal appears to be working properly.
On Sunday, the same hacktivists launched DDOS attacks against Russian websites in protest against the arrests of the Greenpeace activists known as the Arctic 30.