# Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls to 40-year low

https://mins.news/en/video/104485

- France 24 English, 2026-10-17 16:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3ui3V7zxc

> Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon has fallen to its lowest level in 40 years. With just over a week until the presidential election’s second round, President Lula is bolstering his environmental record ahead of his contest with Flávio Bolsonaro.

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