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Brazil Amazon deforestation trends 2026

6 clusters · 169 sources · last updated

Latest: Brazil native vegetation declines to 65% amid rising El Niño risks

In the first half of 2026, satellite monitoring showed Amazon deforestation fell to 1,295 km², a 32% drop from the same period in 2025 and the lowest total since the DETER-B system began in 2016. Officials attributed the

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Brazil expands fire bans and prevention

33 clusters · 124 sources · last updated

Latest: Brazil faces widespread wildfires amid severe drought

Brazil’s dry‑season fire‑prevention drive, intensified by El Niño, has seen widespread bans and massive resource mobilization. In Mato Grosso, a fire prohibition period from 1 July to 30 November 2026 is in effect across

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Lula administration social and environmental policies

2 clusters · 64 sources · last updated

Latest: Tarcísio de Freitas and Fernando Haddad face off in São Paulo gubernatorial debate

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has taken steps to support social movements and address housing and environmental issues. In São Paulo, Lula signed a decree expropriating 115 hectares of Atlantic Forest in the Perus

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