Brazil: Amazon deforestation at 40-year low

In Brazil, deforestation in the Amazon has reached its lowest level in 40 years. President Lula is bolstering his environmental record just over a week before the second round of the presidential election, in which he faces Flávio Bolsonaro.

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Brazil: Amazon deforestation at 40-year low

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