Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
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Key context: <p>Forest clearance lowest since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off</p><p>Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.</p><p>But whether this globally important success is maintained or reversed is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/flavio-bolsonaro-advance-brazil-election-jolt-climate-campaigners">on a knife edge</a> ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October between two candidates with sharply different visions for the future of the rainforest and how that affects relations with the US under Donald Trump.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/16/brazil-amazon-deforestation-lowest-on-record-election">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Forest clearance lowest since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-offDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.But whether this globally important success is maintained or reversed is on a knife edge ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October between two candidates with sharply different visions for the future of the rainforest and how that affects relations with the US under Donald Trump. Continue reading...
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