Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for a six month period during the first half of 2022, a sign of increasing destruction during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro
FILE - Cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, on Aug. 23, 2020. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for a six month period during the first half of 2022. The pattern in Brazil is that criminals seize public land with the expectation that the areas will be legalized for agriculture or cattle-raising in the future.
Brazil also will hold presidential elections in October, which typically reduces law enforcement in the Amazon.for a second 4-year term. Currently he is trailing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in polls. Around half of the felling occurred on public lands, according to the IPAM analysis. The pattern in Brazil is that criminals seize public land expecting that the areas will be legalized for agriculture or cattle-raising in the future.
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