The letter denounced the Brazilian government and called on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to declare human rights violations, order the cancellation of the project and pay damages.

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Before the open of trading on Monday, Magal revised its 2005 income statement to reflect the cancellation of a turnkey project by an Eastern European customer.

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Councils have also been affected by the government's decision to scrap the multi-billion pound Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project, which led to the cancellation of hundreds of schemes.

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