{"id":"6793dbab-367d-49bb-9a17-99f811415d7d","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-record-low-why-it-matters-amid-election-battle/articleshow/135007751.cms","domain":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Times of India","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits record low: Why it matters amid election battle","plainHeadline":"Brazil Amazon deforestation falls to a record low of 3,335 km² (Aug 2025–Jul 2026).","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Amazon deforestation between Aug 2025 and Jul 2026 totaled 3,335 square kilometres.","This is 41.8 per cent lower than the 5,731 km² prior 12 months.","Latest figure is the lowest annual deforestation since records began in 1988.","Environment minister Capobianco called the drop 'stratospheric' at a Brasília news conference.","Election context surrounds Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro, with environmental policy a campaign focus."],"topics":["Environment","Politics","Climate"],"lang":"por","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T05:09:05.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T05:35:25.318Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/4d5eb703-78bd-4098-a93b-cddd1d67cf6c","storyId":"4d5eb703-78bd-4098-a93b-cddd1d67cf6c","image":"https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-135007791,imgsize-76270.cms","author":"ARYAN SINGH","dek":"Brazil's Amazon rainforest has achieved a remarkable milestone, showing its lowest annual deforestation at just 3,335 square kilometres, dropping by 41.8 percent from last year's figure of 5,731 square kilometres."}