WORRYING
Fires in Brazil surge: Amazon rainforest hit hardest
The country faced an extreme drought in 2024, the worst in 74 years
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MINING
Fire in the Kayapó Indigenous Land, Brazil’s most scorched territory
Evidence points out that the fires started in illegal mining areas
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CATTLE AND WILDFIRES
Cattle raising means wildfires: cities with highest numbers of cattle suffered most with fires
Data from a Brazilian platform that monitors wildfires show a 150% rise in areas hit by fires in 2024
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FIRE OUTBREAKS
São Paulo state records highest number of fire outbreaks in the last 26 years
Until September 20, it was 7.296; cities with large agribusiness areas were the most affected
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WILDFIRES
Lula gathers ministers and announces firefighting measures
The President also approved the release of over US$93 million in special credit to deal with the emergency
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WILDFIRES
Fire affects over 3,000 hectares of a park in Brazil
Teams have been mobilized to fight the flames in the capital Brasilia
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CLIMATE CRISIS
Unallocated public lands are the most affected by fires in the Amazon rainforest from January to August
Land grabbing targets these areas; August fires in native forests are the largest in five years
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ANCESTRAL FUTURE
‘There is no blue sky anymore, we covered the country with ashes,’ says Brazilian Indigenous intellectual
Ailton Krenak blames the Bolsonaro government's cultural legacy for the fires across Brazil
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NOTHING TO CELEBRATE
Cerrado Day: Brazil’s most endangered biome hosts eight of the ten most deforested municipalities
With a weak legislation, agribusiness is advancing primarily in the area known as Matopiba
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HIGH ALERT
Brazil’s government send firefighters to combat wildfires on the border with Bolivia
There are also worries about the possibility of the fires reaching the Pantanal biome
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