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Analysis

Amazon Deforestation Falls 71% Under Lula. Under Bolsonaro, It Rose 54%

The PRODES rate went from 11,594 km² in 2022 to 3,335 km² in 2026, the lowest since 1988. In the previous government, it had gone from 7,536 km² to 11,594 km², with a peak of 13,038 km² in 2021.