Interpol's latest Latin America operation led to 233 arrests and exposed cross-border company links to Amazon deforestation. The probe shows how illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking depend ...

By Shanna Hanbury In Brazil’s general election on Oct. 4, incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report from the MapBiomas monitoring network. The findings are "good news" for President Luiz Inacio ...

Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon's future. Control of the country, which contains about 60% ...

With Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in the polls, the upcoming election is expected to significantly shape the level of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Brazilian Amazon experienced a 47% decrease in deforestation in April compared to last year, marking the lowest level in five years, and a 51% ...

Brazil's incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro will face off in a nail-biting second ...

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has vanished.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest increased in July for the first time in 15 months, according to official data released Wednesday. An area of 666 square kilometers (250 square miles) was ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It's the largest ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest level in a decade during the first half of 2026, according to official government figures. Friday’s statistics mark a milestone in ...

Fewer trees were cut down in the Amazon this year, creating an opportunity to apply sound government policies to halt deforestation in other damaged forests, WWF says. Brasilia, Brazil: Fewer trees ...