The World - News from Feb. 16, 1989

Brazil’s court of appeals has dropped charges against two Indians who lobbied abroad against construction of dams on their land and a U.S. scientist who served as their interpreter, a court official announced. Charges against Kaiapo tribe leaders Kubei Kaiapo and Paulinho Paiakan were dropped after the federal court ruled that they could not be tried. Charges against scientist Darrel Posey were also dropped. A $250-million World Bank loan for electrical projects on the Xingu River was frozen as a result of the protest.