# Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to record low as pivotal vote nears

https://mins.news/en/item/103611

- The Guardian, 2026-10-16 18:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/16/brazil-amazon-deforestation-lowest-on-record-election

> Brazilian government data show Amazon forest clearance fell 41.8% over the past year to 3,335 sq km, its lowest level since records began in 1988. The result comes ahead of a presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, whose sharply different visions leave the gains uncertain.

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