Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces far-right Sen.

One fire front lies in southwest Amazonas. The municipalities of Lábrea (262 hotspots detected) and Boca do Acre (189), 850 kilometers (528 miles) and 1,555 km (966 mi) from Manaus, are among those with the highest numbers of fire hotspots in the state.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Friday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 3,335 square kilometers (1,300 square miles) from Aug. 2025 through July 2026, the period used to calculate the annual rate.

Voters in Amazonas state will choose a governor and president in Sunday's runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

A new study finds organized crime, illegal logging and land grabbing are driving deforestation and violence along Brazil’s BR-319 highway.

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated. Fire counts have tripled since Oct. 4, coinciding with national elections. The wildfires

Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine - Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest

Brazilian prosecutors and Indigenous organizations are pushing for transportation guarantees for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s election

A University of Cambridge-led satellite analysis of three decades and seven presidencies finds that Brazilian election outcomes were directly linked to swings in habitat loss across the Amazon,