Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon falls by 31% in first five months of President Lula's administration versus the same period last year
Experts say the new government's real test on deforestation will start in the coming months. / File photo: AFP
Satellite monitoring detected 1,986 square kilometres of forest cover destroyed in Brazil's share of the world's biggest rainforest from January to May, down from 2,867 square kilometres for the same period in 2022, according to the national space agency's DETER surveillance programme. Under Bolsonaro, an ally of Brazil's powerful agribusiness sector, average annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by more than 75 percent versus the previous decade.
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