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A federal judge has suspended the operating license for the 11.2-GW Belo Monte hydroelectric project just days after the beleaguered plant came under fire for allegations of violating human rights.

SAINT ANDREWS, New Brunswick, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday struck a more downbeat note than typical on the weak Canadian dollar as well as low oil prices, saying they hurt large parts of the economy.

* Brazil regulator has 10 open cases involving Petrobras (Adds Coutinho and Barbassa declining comment in last paragraph)

A story that RenewableEnergyWorld.com covered in 2012 was featured in the popular news program 60 Minutes on Sunday January 17. The program covered the plight of Massachusetts-based American Superconductor (AMSC) whose Intellectual Property (IP) was stolen by Chinese company Sinovel.  Dejan Karabasevic, an employee of AMSC who was based on Austria, helped perpetrate the IP theft. Karabasevic was arrested and served time in jail in Austria for the crime.

SANTIAGO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A Chilean ministerial committee upheld on Monday the environmental permit for Energia Austral's Cuervo hydroelectric dams, dismissing nearly a dozen complaints filed against the controversial project by environmental and citizens' groups.

BRASILIA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's opponents within her main coalition partner, the fractious Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), are losing hope that they can impeach the leftist leader and replace her with their man, Vice President Michel Temer.

MADRID/BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iran and Spain are discussing the construction of an Iranian-owned oil refinery at the Gibraltar strait, the Spanish foreign minister said on Monday, a day after sanctions against the economically isolated Islamic republic were lifted.

* Bank executives say direct exposure to energy patch is minimal

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