Brazil’s Lula has made progress on deforestation, but “agribusiness Is winning”

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1. They don’t count fires, I guess?

   >Earlier this week, Marina Silva, Brazil’s environment minister, announced a 66.1 percent decrease in Amazon deforestation compared to last August. That amounted to a loss of about 217 square miles, according to Reuters.

   [Compare to:](https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-faces-worst-fires-in-14-years/a-70475926)

   >During the first nine months of 2024, 22.38 million hectares [86,410 sq. miles] of land in Brazil were ravaged by fires, a new report published on Friday showed.

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