Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988, according to official figures reported by Al Jazeera days before a presidential run-off.

In the Cerrado, deforestation fell by about 24 percent, to 5,517 sq km, the lowest since 2001, according to the same report. Satellite data show that in the year up to July 2026, the rate fell by 41.8% in the Amazon, the biggest drop since records began, according to the BBC.