Norte Energia is committed to engaging with Stakeholders, especially local communities, through various interaction and social communication initiatives.
These actions include community meetings, door-to-door visits, information on local radio and TV stations, as well as the use of the Popular Communication Network (RCP/Rede Pop), accessible through a messaging app, and the Radio System with indigenous peoples.
Over the last year, our Community Relations area has strengthened engagement with residents in the Area of Direct Influence and Civil Society Organizations. Engagement took place primarily through community meetings. In 2023, 1,926 participants were counted for 81 actions carried out or supported by Norte Energia. Proportionally, engagement was 5% higher than in 2022 and the number of participants was higher as well. This shows good engagement, since participants brought other participants and some who had not participated in 2022 took part in 2023.
| Permanent Communication Channels with Stakeholders | |
| Popular Communication Network/Pop Network | Communication tool that allows interactions through SMS messages, instant communications and in-person visits, when necessary. Interaction contributes to the dissemination of information, keeps the region's population updated on matters related to the company's actions, and encourages sharing among local residents. |
| Communication Centers | Spaces for interaction with residents of communities living along the Reduced Flow Stretch (TVR), located in the Ressaca community and in Rio das Pedras. |
| Periodic Meetings | Meetings to present, monitor and/or discuss the progress of actions carried out in the 29 communities in the Area of Direct Influence (AID) of the project. |
| Belo Monte Social Monitoring Forum | Space for discussions and referrals on topics related to the project. The Forum's target audience includes: presidents of representative associations, unions, the Public Prosecutor's Office, Education and Research Institutions, representatives of the executive and legislative branches, as well as regulatory bodies. |
| Indigenous Radio System | Implemented in 2010 as an integral part of the Indigenous Communication Program (PCI), the System provides a network of support and responses for indigenous communities in the city of Altamira. |
Visit Belo Monte Program
The Visit Belo Monte Program offers guided tours of the plant and was created in 2014. Over the course of almost ten years of activity, 21,526 visitors have had the opportunity to see up close the largest 100% Brazilian hydroelectric power plant.
In 2023, the program reached its record number of visitors: 3,872 people – a greater number than in 2019, when 3,855 people were welcomed. In 2022 1,543 people were welcomed.
In 2023, the main audiences served were students from public (47%) and private (12%) schools in the region, followed by tourists (13%).
Indigenous health in focus
Through the PBA-CI, in the health area, as already mentioned, we advanced with the adaptations of the Basic Indigenous Health Units (UBSI) and the Water Supply Systems (SAA) in the Paquiçamba Indigenous Land, located in the municipality of Vitória do Xingu; in the Arara Indigenous Land, in Volta Grande do Xingu; and in the riverside indigenous community of São Francisco. We also continued with medication quotas and the provision of health professionals to work in primary care, in support of the public health policy of the DSEI Altamira.
Throughout 2023, we continued to carry out immunochromatographic tests to research viral antigens for the detection of Covid-19, assessment and medical reports for employees.
Norte Energia continues to follow the health protocols recommended by Sesai/MS to enter indigenous lands. This meant that, between 2020 and 2023, 12,669 tests and health screenings were carried out on direct employees and third parties who provide services to Norte Energia. Of these, 3,370 were carried out in 2023.
The results of actions, monitoring and assessments of environmental and social impact are published annually through Consolidated Reports (RCs) made available in the Electronic Information Systems (SEI) of Ibama and Funai. In 2023, the 24th RC was filed with Ibama and the 20th RC with Funai.
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