Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
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In the year up to July 2026, Brazil's Amazon deforestation rate fell by 41.8%, marking the biggest drop since records began in 1988, while the Cerrado savanna region saw a 23.8% decline. Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who pledged to end deforestation by 2030, faces Jair Bolsonaro's son Flavio in an October 25 presidential run-off. Under former president Jair Bolsonaro from 2019 to 2022, the Amazon lost nearly 60% more forest lands compared to the previous four years.
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