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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to all-time low

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Brazil's government announced that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988, with 3,335 square kilometers lost from August 2025 through July 2026. This marks a 41.8% decrease from the previous year and a 71% reduction since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, reversing the surge of deforestation that occurred under former president Jair Bolsonaro’s rule from 2019 to 2022. The renewed efforts include reviving PPCDAm, Brazil's Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon. This progress is significant as it contrasts sharply with the nearly 60% increase in deforestation during Bolsonaro’s presidency, which reached a record high of over 45,000 square kilometers. The upcoming presidential election on October 25 pits Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro, raising concerns about whether this trend will continue or be reversed.

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"The figures released today are a historic achievement," said Marcio Astrini, executive secretary at climate advocacy group Observatorio do Clima, adding they show the world that "with political will, it is possible to curb deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions." President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in 2023 pledging to end deforestation by 2030, after it soared to its highest in 15 years during the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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🔮 "The figures released today are a historic achievement," said Marcio Astrini, executive secretary at climate advocacy group Observatorio do Clima, adding they show the world that "with political will, it is possible to curb deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions." President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in 2023 pledging to end deforestation by 2030, after it soared to its highest in 15 years during the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined to the lowest level on record in the 12 months through July, according to data released by Brazilian space research agency Inpe on Friday (October 16, 2026). uncertain
Deforestation → decline → Friday
Some 3,335 square kilometres (1,287.65 square miles) of Amazon jungle were destroyed in the 12 months through July, an all-time low in the historical series that goes back to 1988. asserted
that → destroy → 1988
It was a fall of about 42% from the preceding period. asserted
It → precede → period
The previous lowest level for Brazil's Amazon deforestation was reached in 2011-2012, when 4,571 square kilometres were destroyed. asserted
kilometres → reach → 2011
In the mid-90s, the figure had reached a record high of nearly 30,000 square kilometres destroyed a year. asserted
figure → reach → kilometres
The data released on Friday (October 16, 2026), which is produced yearly by Inpe's PRODES satellite monitoring program, is measured from August to July as there is less cloud cover in the middle of the year to obscure deforestation on satellite images. asserted
which → release → images
"The figures released today are a historic achievement," said Marcio Astrini, executive secretary at climate advocacy group Observatorio do Clima, adding they show the world that "with political will, it is possible to curb deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions." President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in 2023 pledging to end deforestation by 2030, after it soared to its highest in 15 years during the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro. asserted
it → release → Bolsonaro
Mr. Lula will face Mr. Bolsonaro's eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, in a presidential election runoff on October 25, after the younger Mr. Bolsonaro performed better than expected in the first round. asserted
Bolsonaro → face → round
The senator pledged in his manifesto to strengthen environmental oversight in the Amazon, prioritizing areas under the greatest pressure from deforestation and wildfires. asserted
senator → pledge → deforestation
He said law enforcement would focus on organized crime rather than on extractive workers and small farmers. asserted
enforcement → say → workers
In Brazil's Cerrado savanna, deforestation fell about 24% in the period, to some 5,517 square kilometres, also the lowest on record in a series going back to 2001, Inpe data showed. asserted
data → fall → 2001
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