Brazil’s Vote Is a Victory for Amazon, Environmentalists Say
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Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces far-right Sen.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Friday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 3,335 square kilometers (1,300 square miles) from Aug. 2025 through July 2026, the period used to calculate the annual rate.
AUTAZES, Brazil, Oct 13 (Reuters) - El Niño, climate change and human activity are fueling a surge in fires deep in Brazil's Amazon this month, as firefighters race to contain blazes whose smoke is choking residents and causing events to be cancelled in nearby towns.
Voters in Amazonas state will choose a governor and president in Sunday's runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated. Fire counts have tripled since Oct. 4, coinciding with national elections. The wildfires
Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine - Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest
Heading into the first round of voting on Sunday, the front-runners are Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a fourth,
The Amazon holds at least a third of the world’s remaining tropical forests. Some sources put it at more like half. Its rains supply farms and cities across South America. That makes the Brazilian presidential election one of the most important in the world for anyone who cares about the planet.
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Canadian-backed potash mine in Brazil has dried up sacred Amazon springs, say residents
By Aimee Gabay The construction of an access road for a potash mining project in Autazes, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, has caused at least two sacred springs to dry up, according to the Indigenous Mura people.
A University of Cambridge-led satellite analysis of three decades and seven presidencies finds that Brazilian election outcomes were directly linked to swings in habitat loss across the Amazon,
