Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms

October 16, 2026 · 6:56 pm 4 sources

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• Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
  The Guardian · October 16, 2026 18:56
  Forest clearance lowest since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off Deforestation 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…
• Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
  BBC News · October 17, 2026 02:33
  The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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• Brazil: Amazon deforestation lowest in nearly 40 years
  Deutsche Welle · October 16, 2026 22:30
  The latest figures show that 3,335 square kilometres of the Amazone rainforest were cleared over a year ending in July, the lowest since 1988. The drop has been described as an "historic achievement."
• Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
  Al Jazeera · October 17, 2026 02:49
  Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.