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  "id": 15234533,
  "title": "Brazil: Amazon deforestation at 40-year low",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/brazil-amazon-deforestation-at-40-year-low",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:07:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261017-brazil-amazon-deforestation-at-40-year-low"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Deforestation rates in Brazil's Amazon and savanna regions have fallen to record lows, according to the government. Satellite data indicates that in the year leading up to July 2026, the Amazon deforestation rate dropped by 41.8% to 3,335 square kilometres, marking the largest decrease since records began in 1988. The Times of India reports this is a significant drop from the previous year's figure of 5,731 square kilometres. Additionally, the BBC reports that deforestation in the Cerrado savanna region fell by 23.8%.\n\nThese environmental shifts come ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October, where President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula has pledged to end Amazon deforestation by 2030, a goal that follows a period where forest clearances increased under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. France 24 notes that Lula is bolstering his environmental record just over a week before the second round of the election. While Flávio is expected to continue his father's policies if he wins, the BBC reports he has pledged to fight organized crime in the Amazon.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Brazil: Amazon deforestation lowest in nearly 40 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/brazil-amazon-deforestation-lowest-in-nearly-40-years",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Science",
        "title": "Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/brazil-sees-record-fall-in-amazon-deforestation-as-key-election-looms",
        "published": "2026-10-17T02:33:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-lowest-level-on-record",
        "published": "2026-10-17T02:49:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits record low: Why it matters amid election battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-record-low-why-it-matters-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-17T05:09:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}