An injunction to stop Teles Pires from going to tender was thrown out the evening before the event. The federal prosecutor had called for the suspension of its environmental licence.
Surprise bid wins big in $2.9bn tender
Brazil has contracted more than 2GW of hydropower to come on line in 2015, representing an investment of R$4.8bn ($2.9bn).
6 January 2011 23:00 GMT
Updated
25 November 2012 15:18 GMT
By