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Brazil’s government announced on October 16, 2026, that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed 3,335 square kilometers (1,300 square miles) of forest were lost from August 2025 through July 2026, marking a 41.8% decrease compared to the previous year and beating the previous record low by 1,236 sq km, equivalent to an area the size of Rio de Janeiro.

This significant reduction is attributed to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s efforts since taking office in January 2023, including reviving the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm). Under Bolsonaro's presidency from 2019 to 2022, deforestation surged by about 60%, with more than 45,000 square kilometers cleared. In contrast, under Lula’s administration, deforestation has fallen by 71% since 2023.

The upcoming presidential election on October 25 will determine whether this progress is sustained or reversed, as it pits incumbent President Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president. Marcio Astrini from Observatorio do Clima praised the figures as a "historic achievement," highlighting the potential to curb deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions with political commitment.

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“Both articles report on the same announcement by Brazil's government and space research agency INPE about the lowest level of Amazon deforestation in a single year since records began in 1988, covering the period from August 2025 to July 2026.”

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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

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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

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It was a fall of about 42% from the preceding period. asserted

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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